Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased 2.4% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 841,761 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,357 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 28,011 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 839,033 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 2.4% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 19.5% of total generation, while imported coal plants and natural gas plants contributed 15.2% and 14.2%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,339 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 7,908 megawatt-hours.
By Fuat Kabakci
Anadolu Agency
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