Daily electricity consumption in T眉rkiye increased 15% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 898,568 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,191 megawatt-hours at 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 28,486 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 897,840 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 16% compared to Sunday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 16.9% of total generation, while natural gas and imported coal plants contributed 15.2% and 14.9%, respectively.
On Monday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 7,422 megawatt-hours, and imports totaled 8,149 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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