Trkiye’s daily power consumption up 0.89% on April 4


Daily electricity consumption in Trkiye increased by 0.89% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 856,635 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,361 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 29,870 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 850,980 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a rise of 0.31% compared to Wednesday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 22.2% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 20.5% and 11.5%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 3,229 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 8,887 megawatt-hours.

Source: Anadolu Agency