Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased 13.6% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 912,650 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,976 megawatt-hours at 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 28,889 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 911,657 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 13.3% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for 17% of total generation, while natural gas and hydroelectricity plants contributed 16.3% and 16.2%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 6,329 megawatt-hours, and imports totaled 7,321 megawatt-hours.
By Basak Erkalan
Anadolu Agency
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