Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.4% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 999,939 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 46,981 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 32,468 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 995,618 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of about 1.4% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for 23.1% of total generation, while natural gas and solar plants contributed 16.2% and 14.5%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,956 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 18,276 megawatt-hours.
By Basak Erkalan
Anadolu Agency
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