Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 0.2% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 948,713 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,145 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,117 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 955,857 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a fall of about 0.3% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from wind power accounted for around 21.2% of total generation, while dam-based hydro plants and imported coal plants contributed 19.8% and 18.6%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 8,101 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 1,110 megawatt-hours.