Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 3.88% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 919,123 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,225 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,837 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT)
Electricity production amounted to 933,626 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of 4.24% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 25.1% of total generation, while natural gas and wind contributed 16.5% and 15.8%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 14,911 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 409 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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