Türkiye’s daily power consumption breaks new record on July 18

Türkiye’s daily electricity consumption increased by around 1.8% on Thursday compared to the previous day, reaching a record high of 1,187,871 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 57,124 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 37,985 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

The country recorded its previous historical peak consumption on July 17, when daily electricity consumption reached 1,167,542 megawatt-hours. Heavy use of air conditioners amid the seasonal high temperatures and increased agricultural irrigation resulted in record electricity consumption.

Electricity production amounted to 1,188,622 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking an increase of 1.6% compared to Wednesday.

Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 23.1% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 20.3% and 15.4%, respectively.

On Thursday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,611 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 5,163 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)