Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye decreased by 4.91% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 827,582 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,348 megawatt-hours at 12.00 local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 28,987 megawatt-hours at 08.00 local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 827,548 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of 4.74% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 20.3% of total generation, while run-of-the-river plants and lignite plants contributed 16.4% and 15.3%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 11,370 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 11,404 megawatt-hours.
Source: Anadolu Agency