Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 1.4% on May 7

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 1.4 % on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 924,984 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Friday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,974 megawatt-hours at 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 32,684 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 930,199 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a fall of about 1.3% compared to the previous day.

Electricity production from dam-based hydro plants accounted for around 28.7% of total generation, while solar and natural gas contributed 17.4% and 14.7%, respectively.

On Thursday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 6,896 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 1,646 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)