Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye decreased by 10.4% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 789,134 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 36,821 megawatt-hours at 22.00 local time (1900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 26,187 megawatt-hours at 06.00 local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 788,836 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 10% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 20.3% of total generation, while natural gas and lignite coal contributed 18.8% and 14.5%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 13,411 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 13,711 megawatt-hours.
By Nuran Erkul Kaya
Anadolu Agency
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