Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 4% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,027,031 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,219 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 33,384 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,025,001 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of about 4.1% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for 23.4% of total generation, while natural gas and solar energy plants contributed 20.4% and 14.2%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,498 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 15,533 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency