Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 14% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,008,892 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 50,000 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 31,694 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,006,796 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 14% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 23.9% of total generation, while natural gas and hydropower plants contributed 23% and 14.6%, respectively.
On Monday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 15,049 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,154 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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