Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 2.9% on July 17

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 2.9% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,165,900 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 56,501 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 37,571 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 1,169,855 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of 3% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 23.8% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 20.5% and 15.6%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 7,325 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 3,031 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)