Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 0.08% on March 8

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 0.08% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 942,501 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Saturday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,921 megawatt-hours at 12 a.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,242 megawatt-hours at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 939,935 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a decrease of 0.09% compared to Thursday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 23.8% of total generation, while imported natural gas and hydroelectricity plants contributed 19.5% and 17.8%, respectively.

On Friday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 3,949 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 6,530 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)