Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 12% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 759,625 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 35,005 megawatt-hours at 22.00 local time (1900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 26,708 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 747,173 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 12.41% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 18.3% of total generation, while lignite and imported coal plants contributed 17.4% and 17.1%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 8,984 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 21,432 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency