Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 2.1% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,070,357 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 51,112 megawatt-hours at 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 35,353 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,081,371 megawatt-hours on Fiday, marking a fall of 2.3% compared to Thursday.
Electricity production from natural gas accounted for around 34.6% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 21.1% and 11.4%, respectively.
On Friday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,144 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 2,132 megawatt-hours.
By Humeyra Ayaz
Anadolu Agency
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