Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 4.2% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,004,653 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 47,589 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 32,040 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,009,399 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 4.5% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 22.1% of total generation, while wind and natural gas plants contributed 16.1% and 15.2%, respectively.
On Monday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 7,447 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 2,645 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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