Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 3.4% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 933,615 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,159 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,682 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 922,472 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 3,5% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 23.5% of total generation, while natural gas plants and hydroelectricity contributed 22.9% and 20.2% respectively.
On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,408 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,582 megawatt-hours.
