Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 0.3% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,044,713 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,889 megawatt-hours at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 34,863 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,066,188 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a fall of about 0.3% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydro plants accounted for around 22.9% of total generation, while imported coal plants and solar plants contributed 21.4% and 14.3%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 22,237 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 853 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
