Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.97% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 916,325 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,191 megawatt-hours at 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,682 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 905,619 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 2.13% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 25.6% of total generation, while natural gas and hydroelectricity plants contributed 21.7% and 13.5%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 6,361 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 17,067 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
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