Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 12.1% on Sept. 16

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 12.1% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 959,393 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 47,245 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 30,358 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 956,937 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 11.7% compared to Sunday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 25% of total generation, while natural gas and lignite plants contributed 22.3% and 13.8%, respectively.

On Monday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 14,593 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,053 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)