Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 3.6% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 994,235 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,538 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 32,427 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 996,818 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 3.7% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 26.4% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 19.5% and 15.2%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 6,304 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 3,737 megawatt-hours.
By Basak Erkalan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
