Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 2% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,136,767 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 54,830 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 36,686 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,137,244 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 2% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 29.9% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 21.1% and 14.8%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 13,921 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 13,313 megawatt-hours.
By Fuat Kabakci
Anadolu Agency
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