Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye increased by 0.79% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 574,989 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 28,359 megawatt-hours at 21.00 local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 18,990 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 574,557 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 0.65% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from hydropower plants constituted 29% of total generation, while run-of-the-river plants and lignite plants contributed 19.7% and 13.3%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 11,867 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,300 megawatt-hours.
By Zeynep Beyza Kilic
Anadolu Agency
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