Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 2.77% on April 18

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased 2.77% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 816,148 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,999 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 27,059 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 815,071 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 3.14% compared to Monday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 21% of total generation, while imported coal and run-of-river hydroelectric power plants contributed 16.5% and 13.2%, respectively.

On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,995 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 8,071 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation