Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye rose by around 13.8% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 925,359 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Tuesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,710 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,053 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 933,760 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of about 12.7% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for around 22% of total generation, while dam-based hydropower and solar power plants contributed 20% and 14.7%, respectively.
On Monday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 9,844 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 1,569 megawatt-hours.