Türkiye's daily power consumption down 1.3% on Jan. 7

- Electricity exports amount to 13,404 megawatt-hours and imports total 1,982 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 1.3% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,012,824 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 47,608 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 33,838 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 1,024,246 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a fall of 1.2% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from wind power plants accounted for around 24.9% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 22% and 20%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,404 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 1,982 megawatt-hours.

By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu

Anadolu Agency

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