Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 2.7% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 959,417 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,481 megawatt-hours at 10 a.m. local time (0700 GMT), TEIAS data showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 33,894 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 968,366 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a fall of about 2.3% compared to the previous day.
Electricity generation from dam-based hydropower plants accounted for around 28.2% of total production, while wind power plants and solar power plants contributed 15.3% and 13.5%, respectively.
On Friday, the country's electricity exports totaled 9,833 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 796 megawatt-hours.
By Basak Erkalan
Anadolu Agency
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