Türkiye's daily power consumption down 0.57% on March 7

- Electricity exports amount to 4,747 megawatt-hours and imports total 5,602 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 0.57% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 941,707 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,972 megawatt-hours at 10 a.m. local time (0700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,961 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 940,850 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a decrease of 0.57% compared to Wednesday.

Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 23.6% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 23% and 17.7%, respectively.

On Thursday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 4,747 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 5,602 megawatt-hours.

By Sibel Morrow

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com.tr