Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 0.8% on Sept. 26
– Electricity exports amount to 14,373 megawatt-hours and imports total 2,859 megawatt-hours
Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 0.8% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 931,039 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,547 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 30,718 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT)
Electricity production amounted to 942,576 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a rise of 0.7% compared to Wednesday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 25% of total generation, while natural gas and hydropower plants contributed 21.3% and 15.6%, respectively.
On Thursday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 14,373 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 2,859 megawatt-hours.
By Firdevs Yuksel
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
