Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.9% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1.04 million megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 50,984 megawatt-hours at 03.00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 36,210 megawatt-hours at 07.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1.03 million megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 12.8% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 29.8% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 20.5% and 12.4%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 8,826 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 18,710 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency
