Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye increased by 0.24% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 908,497 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,952 megawatt-hours at 12.00 local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,955 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 908,766 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking an increase of 0.41% compared to Wednesday.
Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 21% of total generation, while natural gas power plants and lignite plants contributed 18.9% and 13.7%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 12,218 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 11,948 megawatt-hours.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
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