Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 2.21% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 945,205 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,633 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 30,775 megawatt-hours at 07.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 937,398 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 4.02% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from natural gas energy plants constituted 24.8% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydro power plants contributed 18.1% and 14.4%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 8,856 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 16,663 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency