Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 2.2% on Nov. 5

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 2.2% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 984,230 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Friday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 47,329 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 32,059 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 992,682 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a rise of about 2.2% compared to the previous day.

Electricity production from wind plants accounted for around 22.7% of total generation, while dam-based hydroelectricity and imported coal contributed 21.1% and 16.4%, respectively.

On Thursday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 13,722 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 4,722 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)