Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 2.4% on May 2

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 2.4% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 852,784 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Sunday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 40,217 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 28,156 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 856,966 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking an increase of about 2.7% compared to the previous day.

Electricity production from dam-based hydropower plants accounted for around 37.2% of total generation, while wind and lignite contributed 18.6% and 10.2%, respectively.

On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 8,412 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 3,927 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)