Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 15.2% on Sept. 2

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 15.2% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,003,081 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 51,087 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 31,104 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 1,002,106 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 15.4% compared to Sunday.

Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 28.9% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 23.3% and 14.4%, respectively.

On Monday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 16,059 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 16,969 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)