Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased around 14.3% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,113,940 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 53,344 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 35,895 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,131,686 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of about 14.1% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for 29.9% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 20.8 % and 12.9%, respectively.
On Monday, the country's electricity exports totaled 21,002 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 3,273 megawatt-hours.
By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu
Anadolu Agency
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