Daily electricity consumption in T眉rkiye increased 2.6% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 869,066 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 40,768 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 28,644 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 860,666 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 2.8% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 18.5% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 17.9% and 17.7%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 3,323 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 11,723 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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