Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye decreased by 8.64% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 802,801 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,933 megawatt-hours at 20.00 local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,250 megawatt-hours at 08.00 local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 801,486 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 8.69% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 22.3% of total electricity consumption, lignite plants contributed 16.5% while natural gas plants comprised 16%.
On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 14,455 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 15,770 megawatt-hours.
By Zeynep Beyza Kilic
Source: Anadolu Agency