Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 10% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 897,320 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,149 megawatt-hours at 21.00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,473 megawatt-hours at 07.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 897,320 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 9% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from natural gas power plants constituted 27.4% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydropower plants contributed 23.1% and 14.9%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 9,441 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 19,914 megawatt-hours.
By Nuran Erkul Kaya
Anadolu Agency
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