Daily electricity consumption in T眉rkiye decreased 0.8% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 911,637 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,739 megawatt-hours at 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,637 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 908,553 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a fall of 0.8% compared to Wednesday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 17.5% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 16.1% and 16%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,875 megawatt-hours, and imports totaled 8,971 megawatt-hours.
By Basak Erkalan
Anadolu Agency
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