Türkiye's daily power consumption up 3.6% on July 8
Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 3.6% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,119,097 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 53,299 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 36,294 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,130,113 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of about 23% compared to Monday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for 29.2% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectricity plants contributed 20.6% and 14.7%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 15,138 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 4,131 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
