Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye increased by 2.6% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 909,090 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,530 megawatt-hours at 15.00 local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,303 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 907,991 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 3.1% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 27.5% of total generation, while hydro and thermal power plants contributed 17.5% and 14.5%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 10,932 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,031 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency