Turkey's electricity production exceeded consumption on Monday, November 2. According to data from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEİAŞ), daily production reached 931,181 megawatt-hours, while consumption stood at 923,782 megawatt-hours.
Daily production was therefore 7,399 megawatt-hours higher than consumption.
Peak and low consumption
TEİAŞ hourly data show that the highest electricity consumption of the day was 45,372 megawatt-hours, recorded at 18:00. The lowest consumption was 28,648 megawatt-hours, measured at 05:00. The gap between the highest and lowest hourly consumption was 16,724 megawatt-hours.
Generation mix
Dam-based hydroelectric power plants had the largest share of daily electricity generation, at 25.1 percent. Imported coal plants ranked second with 17.9 percent, followed by natural gas plants with 15.3 percent.
Electricity trade
On November 2, Turkey exported 9,473 megawatt-hours of electricity. During the same period, electricity imports totaled 2,066 megawatt-hours. As a result, Turkey's net electricity exports for the day amounted to 7,407 megawatt-hours.
