Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 11% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 777,804 megawatt-hours, according to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,679 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 27,799 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 796,942 megawatt-hours on Sunday marking a fall of 9.6% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 24.7% of total generation, while wind and lignite plants contributed 20.8% and 14.3%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 19,388 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 151 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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