Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.8% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 937,846 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,911 megawatt-hours at 5 p.m. local time (1400 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 32,105 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 924,738 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 1.7% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 25.5% of total generation, while natural gas and wind plants contributed 22% and 13.5%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 3,909 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,017 megawatt-hours.
By Basak Erkalan
Anadolu Agency
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