Turkey's daily power consumption down 1.34% on Feb. 29

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 9,273 megawatt-hours, while imports total 4,388 megawatt-hours on Saturday

Turkey's daily electricity consumption decreased by 1.34% to 810,955 megawatt-hours on Saturday, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 12.00 local time with 37,852 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 27,936 megawatt-hours at 05.00.

Total electricity production reached 806,070 megawatt-hours on Saturday with a 1,22% decrease compared to the previous day.

The majority of the output came from hydroelectricity plants at 178,089 megawatt-hours. Imported coal and natural gas plants followed with 168,153 megawatt-hours and 120,302 megawatt-hours, respectively.

On Saturday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 9,273 megawatt-hours, while imports totaled 4,388 megawatt-hours.

By Murat Temizer

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com.tr