Daily electricity consumption in Trkiye increased by 15.3% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,110,337 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 55,025 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 33,828 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,115,488 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking an increase of 15.3% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 21.7% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydropower plants contributed 21.6% and 13.4%, respectively.
On Monday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 13,237 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 8,037 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency