Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased around 0.1% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 913,150 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,795 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 31,055 megawatt-hours at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 916,160 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of about 0.1% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for around 32.1% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 26.1% and 11.5%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 7,425 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 4,504 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com
