Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 1.4% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 941,009 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,783 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 30,963 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 929,644 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a drop of around 1.4% compared to Wednesday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 25.4% of total generation, while natural gas and hydroelectricity plants contributed 21% and 16.5%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,924 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,289 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
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