Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 0.3% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 954,164 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,244 megawatt-hours at 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,653 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 961,878 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking an increase of about 0.4% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydropower plants accounted for around 23.4% of total generation, while imported coal plants and wind power plants contributed 21.2% and 13.7%, respectively.
On Friday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 8,945 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 1,328 megawatt-hours.
