Türkiye's daily power consumption up 0.88% on Oct. 4

- Electricity exports amount to 3,956 megawatt-hours and imports total 19,860 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 0.88% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 868,301 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 40,386 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 29,681 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 852,397 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 0.76% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from imported coal constituted 26.1% of total generation, while natural gas and lignite plants contributed 23.5% and 13%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 3,956 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 19,860 megawatt-hours.

By Duygu Alhan

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com.tr