Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 0.2% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,058,365 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,310 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 34,923 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,068,740 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of about 0.05% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for 22% of total generation, while natural gas and wind plants contributed 18.5% and 17.5%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,681 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 3,309 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr