Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased 17.5% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 967,766 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 46,771 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,791 megawatt-hours at 3 a.m. local time (0000 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 981,952 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 16.8% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 29.8% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 24.5% and 12%, respectively.
On Monday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 14,464 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 286 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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