Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye increased by 1.90% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 868,245 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,167 megawatt-hours at 12.00 local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,025 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 865,388 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking an increase of 1.89% compared to Thursday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 25% of total generation, while hydropower and imported coal plants contributed 20% and 14%, respectively.
On Friday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 11,791 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 14,648 megawatt-hours.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
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