Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 1.2% on May 15

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 1.2% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 895,776 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,499 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,010 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 890,165 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a decrease of 1.17% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 20% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 17.2% and 15.5%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,832 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,561 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation