Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 11.7% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1.05 million megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 50,571 megawatt-hours at 03.00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 34,861 megawatt-hours at 07.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1.04 million megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a decrease of 20% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas power plants constituted 29.8% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 18.2% and 14.3%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 8,447 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 19,991 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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