Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 0.01% on Dec. 25

Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 0.01% on Dec. 25

Electricity exports amount to 9,108 megawatt-hours and imports total 839 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 0.01% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,024,975 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Friday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 49,825 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 33,939 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 1,032,995 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking an increase of 0.02% compared to Wednesday.

Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for around 36.1% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 23% and 12%, respectively.

On Thursday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 9,108 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 839 megawatt-hours.