Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.5% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 911,230 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,741 megawatt-hours at 15.00 local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,032 megawatt-hours at 06.00 local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 903,851 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 1.2% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 21.1% of total generation, while hydro power and imported coal power plants contributed 19.1% and 15%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 12,141 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 19,520 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency