Turkey's daily electricity consumption increased by 0.72% on Tuesday compared to the previous day to reach 907,922 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday at 10.00 local time.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 12.00 local time, reaching 42,289 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 30,781 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time.
Electricity production amounted to 917,611 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a 0.75% increase from Monday.
Turkey's electricity production from hydroelectricity power plants constituted 25.25% of total electricity consumption, natural gas plants comprised 23.59%, while imported coal held a 14.5% share.
On Tuesday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 9,788 megawatt-hours, while imports totaled 940 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Kucuk Topbas
Anadolu Agency
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