Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 1.8% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,112,340 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 55,311 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 35,548 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,124,399 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a decrease of about 2,1% compared to Wednesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for around 30.5% of total generation, while imported coal and wind plants contributed 21.3% and 15.7%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,537 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 1,478 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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