Türkiye’s daily electricity consumption increased by 1% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, reaching a record high of 1,159,382 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 56,758 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 37,486 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
The country recorded its previous historical peak consumption on July 9, when daily electricity consumption reached 1,147,848 megawatt-hours. Heavy use of air conditioners amid the seasonal high temperatures and increased agricultural irrigation results in record electricity consumption.
Electricity production amounted to 1,157,617 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking an increase of 1.15% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 22.9% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 19.9% and 15.8%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,859 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 8,415 megawatt-hours.
