Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 0.12% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,013,028 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,612 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 33,484 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,022,275 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 0.06% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 33% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 23.7% and 15%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 9,752 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 506 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
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