Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 11.3% on Sunday, compared to the previous day, totaling 742,946 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,590 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 25,720 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 733,257 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a fall of 11.7% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 20% of total generation, while solar energy plants contributed 16.2% and run-of-river hydroelectric 12.9%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 4,761 megawatt-hours, and imports totaled 14,450 megawatt-hours.
By Fuat Kabakci
Anadolu Agency
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