Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 3% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 888,390 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,388 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 30,697 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 901,987 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a fall of about 2.5% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydroelectricity accounted for 25.9% of total generation, while natural gas and imported coal plants contributed 16.4% and 16.1%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 14,449 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 827 megawatt-hours.
By Firdevs Yuksel
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
