Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye increased by 0.65% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 859,362 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 40,578 megawatt-hours at 15.00 local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 28,641 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 857,021 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 0.69% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from hydropower plants constituted 22.2% of total generation, while natural gas and imported coal plants contributed 20.7% and 12.6%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 7,877 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 10,218 megawatt-hours.
By Firdevs Yuksel
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
