Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 2.9% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,033,902 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 50,095 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 33,692 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,042,790 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 2.9% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for around 31.7% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 23.2% and 12.5%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 9,485 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 597 megawatt-hours.
By Basak Erkalan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
