Turkey's daily power consumption up 1.76% on March 9

- Electricity exports amount to 8,300 megawatt-hours, while imports total 3,862 megawatt-hours

Turkey's daily electricity consumption increased by 1.76% on Tuesday compared to the previous day to reach 910,441 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 43,728 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 30,610 megawatt-hours at 05.00 local time.

Electricity production amounted to 914,993 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a 1.78% increase from Monday.

Turkey's electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 31.8% of total electricity consumption, hydroelectricity power plants comprised 21.2%, while imported coal plants held a 17.1% share.

On Tuesday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 8,300 megawatt-hours, while imports totaled 3,862 megawatt-hours.

By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu

Anadolu Agency

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