Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 3.29% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 789,289 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 36,138 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 27,054 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 789,407 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a decrease of 3.14% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 19.2% of total generation, while natural gas and imported coal plants contributed 16.7% and 15.5%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 6,544 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 6,426 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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