Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 1.2% on Jan. 17

by Anadolu Agency

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 1.2% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 961,419 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,468 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 32,081 megawatt-hours at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 963,346 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a fall of 1.3% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 23.9% of total generation, while natural gas and imported coal contributed 23.2% and 22.5%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 7,487 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 5,576 megawatt-hours.

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