Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 1.18% on June 16

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.18% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 913,975 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,930 megawatt-hours at 15.00 local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,994 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 905,411 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking an increase of 1.14% compared to Wednesday.

Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 21.01% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 15.6% and 14.5%, respectively.

On Thursday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 9,849 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 18,412 megawatt-hours.

Source: Anadolu Agency