Türkiye’s daily power consumption up 1.26% on Jan. 7
– Electricity exports amount to 13,716 megawatt-hours and imports total 963 megawatt-hours
Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased 1.26% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 999,430 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 47,647 megawatt-hours at 11 a.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 32,962 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,012,185 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking an increase of 1.12% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 23.3% of total generation, while natural gas plants and wind plants contributed 23% and 15.8%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 13,716 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 963 megawatt-hours.
By Humeyra Ayaz
Anadolu Agency
