Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye increased by 2.32% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 907,096 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,419 megawatt-hours at 16.00 local time (0300 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,138 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 902,966 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a decrease of 2.11% compared to Wednesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 25.7% of total generation, while hydropower and imported coal contributed 19.8% and 14.1%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 12,578 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 16,708 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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