Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 1.2% on Sept. 17

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.2% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 971,008 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 46,597 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 32,345 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT)

Electricity production amounted to 967,722 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 1.1% compared to Monday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 24.7% of total generation, while natural gas and hydropower plants contributed 20.7% and 14.3%, respectively.

On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 13,914 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,200 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)