Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 2.9 % on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 943,301 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,609 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,173 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 893,758 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a fall of around 1.4% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported natural gas constituted 26.2 % of total generation, while coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 22.3% and 20.1%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 6,591 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,438 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
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