Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 0.26% on April 3

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 0.26% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 849,025 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 38,751 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 29,580 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 848,270 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of 0.75% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 20.5% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 19.7% and 12.4%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 3,281 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 3,841 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)