Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 2.2% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,205,239 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 57,524 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 39,807 megawatt-hours at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,226,004 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of about 2.1% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydro plants accounted for around 22.4% of total generation, while imported coal and solar contributed 19.7% and 14.2%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 21,540 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 792 megawatt-hours.
By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
