Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 0.7% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 874,343 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 40,317 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,703 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 865,665 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a decrease of 0.31% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from natural gas constituted 23.3% of total generation, while hydroelectricity plants and imported coal plants contributed 16.9% and 15%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,683 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 18,361 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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