Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 0.6% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 927,716 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,017 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,660 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 915,833 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 0.7% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 21.8% of total generation, while natural gas plants and hydroelectricity contributed 21.7% and 17.7% respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 6,470 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 18,374 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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