Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased around 0.9% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 934,660 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,883 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 31,238 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 939,245 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of 1.1% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for around 29.1% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 25.3% and 12.8%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 6,978 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 2,393 megawatt-hours.
By Basak Erkalan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com