Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 12.7% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,132,519 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 55,333 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 35,267 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,135,846 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 12.5% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 22% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 19.9% and 15.6%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 7,028 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 3,548 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
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