Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 13.5% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 901,674 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,570 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,651 megawatt-hours at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 934,173 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of about 17.5% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydro plants accounted for around 30.1% of total generation, while solar and natural gas contributed 16.1% and 11.3%, respectively.
Daily electricity generation from solar energy in Türkiye reached its highest level of the year on May 12, at 150,870 megawatt-hours.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 10,412 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 6,111 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
