Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 3.16% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 883,911 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,399 megawatt-hours at 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,707 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 884,310 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 3.61% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 21% of total generation, while natural gas plants and imported coal plants contributed 17.29% and 16.25%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,392 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 5,044 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
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