Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 16.9% on April 1

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 16.9% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 820,135 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 38,319 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 27,212 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 813,405 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 16.4% compared to Sunday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 20.2% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 19.7% and 12.3%, respectively.

On Monday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 1,527 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 8,336 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation