Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 2.7% on Sept. 18

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 2.7% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,008,386 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Saturday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,207 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 33,906 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 1,027,609 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a decrease of about 2.6% compared to the previous day.

Electricity production from dam-based hydro plants accounted for around 23.8% of total generation, while imported coal plants and wind power plants contributed 22.7% and 11.7%, respectively.

On Friday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 21,338 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 2,097 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)