Turkey's daily electricity consumption decreased by 1.18% on Thursday compared to the previous day to reach 823,333 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 19.00 local time with 38,473 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 29,155 megawatt-hours at 05.00 local time.
Electricity production reached 832,205 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a 1% decrease compared to the previous day.
While Turkey's electricity production from natural gas constituted 32.99% of total electricity consumption on Thursday, imported coal plants held a 20.11% share while hydropower plants comprised 18.23%.
On Thursday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 9,895 megawatt-hours while imports reached 1,022 megawatt-hours.
By Busranur Begcecanli
Anadolu Agency
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