Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 3.8% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,152,594 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 54,596 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 39,073 megawatt-hours at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,173,197 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a fall of about 2.3% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydro plants accounted for around 22.2% of total generation, while imported coal and wind power contributed 19.5% and 15.4%, respectively.
On Friday, the country's electricity exports totaled 21,323 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 802 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
