Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 1.47% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,007,493 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 47,885 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 33,281 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,017,758 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a fall of about 1.38% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from wind energy plants accounted for around 23% of total generation, while dam-based hydroelectricity plants and imported coal plants contributed 18.9% and 18.1%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,833 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 3,592 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
