Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 7.07% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,002,079 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,857 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 31,424 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 993,544 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 6.93% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 22% of total generation, while natural gas and imported coal plants contributed 21% and 19.8%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,474 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 14,047 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr