Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 13.3% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,118,839 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 53,884 megawatt-hours at 4 p.m. local time (1300 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 35,192 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,129,733 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 13.5% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for 28.9% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectric plants contributed 21.4% and 13%, respectively.
On Monday, the country's electricity exports totaled 14,139 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 3,344 megawatt-hours.
By Busra Ozaltan
Anadolu Agency
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