Daily electricity consumption in T眉rkiye decreased by 0.05% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,022,240 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 47,860 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 33,417 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,018,279 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a rise of about 0.04% compared to Thursday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for 22.7% of total generation, while natural gas and hydropower plants contributed 19.5% and 11.5%, respectively.
On Friday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,629 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 17,617 megawatt-hours.
By Humeyra Ayaz
Anadolu Agency
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