Türkiye's daily power consumption down 2.4% on Oct. 1

- Electricity exports amount to 7,015 megawatt-hours and imports total 7,670 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased around 2.4% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 914,102 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,354 megawatt-hours at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,704 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 913,460 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a fall of about 2.2% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for around 24.3% of total generation, while natural gas and solar plants contributed 18.7% and 13.4%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 7,015 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 7,670 megawatt-hours.

By Humeyra Ayaz

Anadolu Agency

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