Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 15.81% on May 20

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 15.81% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 886,562 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,479 megawatt-hours at 5 p.m. local time (1400 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 27,442 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 880,667 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking an increase of 15.66% compared to Sunday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 22.7% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 17.9% and 13%, respectively.

On Monday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,215 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,070 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)