The daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 24.5% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 923,913 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,605 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country’s electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 27,552 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production reached 926,513 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking an increase of 25.5% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 24.1% of total generation, while natural gas plants and hydroelectric plants contributed 21.2% and 18.2%, respectively.
On Monday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 4,396 megawatt-hours, and its imports totaled 1,799 megawatt-hours.
