Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased around 2% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,021,486 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,122 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 34,409 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,017,316 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of about 2.1% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for around 23,6% of total generation, while natural gas plants and solar plants contributed 22.7% and 12.6%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 6,575 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 10,748 megawatt-hours.
By Humeyra Ayaz
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
