Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased around 10.7% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 815,204 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,084 megawatt-hours at 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 27,541 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 813,211 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a fall of about 10.5% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants accounted for 15.2% of total generation, while imported coal and solar plants contributed 15% and 14.7%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 6,501 megawatt-hours, and imports totaled 8,493 megawatt-hours.
By Humeyra Ayaz
Anadolu Agency
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