Turkey's daily electricity consumption decreased by 0,2% to 692,034 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 21.00 local time with 32,148 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 23,148 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time.
Total electricity production reached 694,906 megawatt-hours on Wednesday with a 0,2% increase compared to the previous day.
The majority of the output came from hydroelectricity plants at 203,693 megawatt-hours. Run-of-river and imported wind plants followed with 121,415 megawatt-hours and 114,566 megawatt-hours, respectively.
On Wednesday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 5,006 megawatt-hours, while imports totaled 1,134 megawatt-hours.
(Anadolu Agency, April 23, 2020)
