Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 4% on July 2

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 4% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,085,236 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 52,689 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 34,896 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 1,078,730 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 3.8% compared to Monday.

Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 24.4% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 20.9% and 18%, respectively.

On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,617 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 12,980 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)