Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 7.8% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 829,003 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,259 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 27,641 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 820,016 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a decrease of 8.3% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 21.4% of total generation, while imported coal and wind plants contributed 16.5% and 15.2%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 2,373 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 11,179 megawatt-hours.
By Fuat Kabakci
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr