Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 2.35% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,025,673 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 49,580 megawatt-hours at 4 p.m. local time (1300 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 32,262 megawatt-hours at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,018,961 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 2.55% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 23.5% of total generation, while hydroelectricity and imported coal plants contributed 19.9% and 18.7%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,663 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,449 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr