Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye increased by 3.2% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 896,310 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,244 megawatt-hours at 15.00 local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,379 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 896,484 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 3% compared to Monday.

Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 19.3% of total generation, while natural gas power plants and run-of-the-river plants contributed 16.1% and 15.7%, respectively.

On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 13,081 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,907 megawatt-hours.

By Nuran Erkul Kaya

Anadolu Agency

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