Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 1.06% on July 3

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.06% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,096,829 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 53,372 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 35,154 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 1,090,992 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of 1.13% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 24.2% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 19.9% and 18.5%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,453 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,213 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)