Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased 6% on Friday, compared to the previous day, totaling 873,327 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,462 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 28,396 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 871,841 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a rise of 5.8% compared to Thursday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 17.3% of total generation, while wind and run-of-river hydroelectric plants contributed 17.1% and 13.3%, respectively.
On Friday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 4,880 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 6,366 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency