Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 12.9% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 872,336 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,960 megawatt-hours at 15.00 local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 27,255 megawatt-hours at 06.00 local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 747,173 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking an increase of 16.7% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 18.3% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 16.7% and 14.9%, respectively.
On Monday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 11,781 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 20,363 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency