Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 5.06% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 907,318 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,347 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 30,778 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 916,526 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a fall of about 4.9% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydroelectricity accounted for 20.6% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 17.4% and 15.3%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,483 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 4,410 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
