Turkey's daily electricity consumption increased by 0.89% on Tuesday compared to the previous day to reach 910,649 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday at 10.00 local time.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 12.00 local time, reaching 43,842 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 30,884 megawatt-hours at 05.00 local time.
Electricity production amounted to 916,856 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a 0.91% increase from Monday.
While Turkey's electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 31.5% of total electricity consumption, imported coal plants comprised 20.8%, while hydropower plants held a 15% share.
On Tuesday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 8,308 megawatt-hours, while imports total 2,326 megawatt-hours.
By Busranur Begcecanli
Anadolu Agency
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