Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 0.9% on March 27

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 0.9% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 916,413 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,658 megawatt-hours at 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 32,166 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 911,668 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a fall of 1% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 20.3% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 19.3% and 14.5%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 4,287 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 9,045 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation