Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased around 0.4% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 947,268 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,363 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,962 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 955,266 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of 0.6% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from imported coal accounted for around 24.7% of total generation, while natural gas and wind contributed 18.1% and 15.8%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 8,818 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 2,096 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com
