Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 3.9% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,162,394 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 54,673 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 38,040 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,174,641 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 3.9% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for 28.9% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectric plants contributed 20.5% and 11.7%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 17,193 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 4,974 megawatt-hours.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
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