Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 15.5% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 925,606 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,889 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 28,830 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 935,234 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of about 14.6% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydroelectricity accounted for 21.6% of total generation, while natural gas and imported coal plants contributed 17.4% and 16.6%, respectively.
On Monday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 12,972 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 3,430 megawatt-hours.
