Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 1.69% on Jan. 8

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 1.69% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 982,539 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 46,669 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 32,698 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 995,745​​​​​​​ megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a decrease of 1.62% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 25% of total generation, while imported coal and wind plants contributed 23.5% and 12.5%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 13,858 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 682 megawatt-hours.

• Daily electricity
• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)
• Turkiye