Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased around 15.3% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 923,138 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,635 megawatt-hours at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,665 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 915,867 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of about 15.9% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for around 25% of total generation, while natural gas and solar plants contributed 18.1% and 14.5%, respectively.
On Monday, the country's electricity exports totaled 6,118 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 13,391 megawatt-hours.
By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
