Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 1% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 975,006 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 46,742 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 33,019 megawatt-hours at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 979,246 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a rise of 0.8% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydro plants accounted for around 28% of total generation, while solar and natural gas contributed 16.9% and 13.7%, respectively.
On Friday, the country's electricity exports totaled 7,646 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 3,577 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
