Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 3.90% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,042,120 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 51,612 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 33,932 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,039,819 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 3.76% compared to Wednesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 28.6% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 23.1% and 13.7%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 16,998 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 14,702 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
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