Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 12% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 803,099 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,404 megawatt-hours at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,374 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 807,976 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a fall of 11.6% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from imported coal plant constituted 26.3% of total generation, while hydroelectricity power and lignite plants contributed 23.8% and 13%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,876 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 999 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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