Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 1.4% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 853,034 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,760 megawatt-hours at 03.00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 28,636 megawatt-hours at 07.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 844,867 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a decrease of 1.4% compared to Thursday.
Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 19.9% of total generation, while imported coal plants and wind plants contributed 19.6% and 18%, respectively.
On Friday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 9,246 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,413 megawatt-hours.
By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu
Anadolu Agency
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