Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.3% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 953,537 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,512 megawatt-hours at 03.00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,060 megawatt-hours at 07.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 947,580 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 1.5% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 19.3% of total generation, while natural gas and hydropower plants contributed 18.2% and 17.8%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 7,011 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,968 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency