Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased 10.2% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 794,135 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,326 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 25,822 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 790,182 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking an increase of 10% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 21.6% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 15.7% and 14%, respectively.
On Monday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,698 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 10,651 megawatt-hours.
