Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 4.39% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 865,153 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 40,293 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 27,456 megawatt-hours at 07.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 856,716 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking an increase of 4.59% compared to Wednesday.
Electricity production from wind plants constituted 20.75% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydro power plants contributed 19.5% and 15.5%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 9,265 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,702 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency