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
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