Türkiye's daily power consumption up 1.62% on Oct. 3

- Electricity exports amount to 3,748 megawatt-hours and imports total 18,492 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.62% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 860,664 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 40,531 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 29,539 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 845,920 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 1.48% compared to Monday.

Electricity production from imported coal constituted 25.1% of total generation, while wind and natural gas plants contributed 16.8% and 16.8%, respectively.

On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 3,748 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 18,492 megawatt-hours.

By Gulsen Cagatay

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com.tr