Türkiye's daily power consumption up 10.4% on Nov. 17

- Electricity exports amount to 8,125 megawatt-hours and imports total 2,185 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased around 14.6% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 929,069 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Tuesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,052 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,206 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 935,009​​​​​​​ megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 14.2% compared to Sunday.

Electricity production from imported coal accounted for around 24.5% of total generation, while wind plants and natural gas plants contributed 17.3% and 15.2%, respectively.

On Moday, the country's electricity exports totaled 8,125 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 2,185 megawatt-hours.

By Firdevs Yuksel

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com