Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 5.95% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 853,274 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,155 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 28,481 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 861,044 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a fall of about 6.05% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydroelectricity accounted for 23.1% of total generation, while wind power and natural gas plants contributed 17.2% and 15.5%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country's electricity exports totaled 11,935 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 2,923 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
