Türkiye's daily power consumption up 4.7% on June 21

- Electricity exports amount to 10,805 megawatt-hours and imports total 15,635 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 4.7% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 953,782 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Saturday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,145 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,016 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 948,909 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a rise of 4.6% compared to Thursday.

Electricity production from wind plants constituted 19.48% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 19.47% and 17.9%, respectively.

On Friday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 10,805 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 15,635 megawatt-hours.

By Basak Erkalan

Anadolu Agency

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