Türkiye's daily power consumption up 23.8% on Jan. 2

- Electricity exports amount to 4,378 megawatt-hours and imports total 5,237 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 23.8% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 875,546 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,886 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 26,610 megawatt-hours at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 876,341 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 24.8% compared to Monday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 22.5% of total generation, while hydroelectricity plants and natural gas plants contributed 20.4% and 16.5%, respectively.

On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 4,378 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 5,237 megawatt-hours.

By Fuat Kabakci

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com.tr