Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 0.3% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,218,157 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 58,324 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 40,245 megawatt-hours at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,238,281 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of about 0.2% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydroelectricity plants accounted for around 22% of total generation, while imported coal and wind energy contributed 19% and 15.1%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 22,820 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 2,700 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
