Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 2.43% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,023,462 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 49,379 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 32,883 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,028,219 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 2.44% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 21.9% of total generation, while hydroelectricity plants and wind plants contributed 20.1% and 20%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 7,012 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 2,266 megawatt-hours.
By Fuat Kabakci
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr