Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 2.5% on April 23

by Anadolu Agency

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 2.5% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 835,802 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,880 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 28,240 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 836,610 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 2.4% compared to Monday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 21% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 15.3% and 12.4%, respectively.

On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 7,401 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 6,595 megawatt-hours.

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