Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 0.65% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,052,499 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 51,169 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 34,363 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,066,527 mmegawatt-hours on Thursday, marking an increase of 0.68% compared to Wednesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 28.4% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 21.3% and 19.1%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 14,405 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 375 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr