Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 10.5% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 801,294 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 38,570 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,461 megawatt-hours at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 816,037 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a fall of about 10.2% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydroelectricity accounted for 19% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 16.9% and 16.6%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports totaled 15,755 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 417 megawatt-hours.
By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
