Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye increased by 1.1% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 906,235 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,601 megawatt-hours at 15.00 local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,631 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 905,035 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 0.95% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 19.6% of total generation, while natural gas power plants and run-of-the-river plants contributed 17.9% and 15%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 12,556 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 13,756 megawatt-hours.
By Sibel Morrow
Anadolu Agency
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