Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 2.6% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,053,883 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 49,797 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 33,966 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,051,166 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of about 4.1% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for 22.6% of total generation, while natural gas and solar energy plants contributed 20.7% and 13.8%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,648 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 16,365 megawatt-hours.
By Humeyra Ayaz
Anadolu Agency
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