Türkiye's daily power consumption up 4.4% on July 1

- Electricity exports amount to 14,406 megawatt-hours and imports total 2,515 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 4.4% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,056,205 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 49,831 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 34,508 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 1,068,100 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of about 5.4% compared to Monday.

Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for 23.2% of total generation, while imported coal and wind plants contributed 22% and 13.1%, respectively.

On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 14,406 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 2,515 megawatt-hours.

By Basak Erkalan

Anadolu Agency

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