Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 0.03% on Dec. 6

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 0.03% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 931,067 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,934 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,835 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 920,764 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of around 0.03% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 26% of total generation, while natural gas and hydroelectricity plants contributed 25.7% and 17.5%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,822 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,148 megawatt-hours.

• Electricity exports
• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)