Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 0.71% on Nov. 23

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 0.71% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 904,038 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,269 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,237 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 890,667 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a decrease of 1.65% compared to Wednesday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 26% of total generation, while natural gas and hydroelectricity plants contributed 25% and 15.5%, respectively.

On Thursday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 5,224 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 18,060 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)