Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 3.1% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 924,664 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,065 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 31,557 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 936,488 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of about 2.6% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydropower plants accounted for around 22.9% of total generation, while imported coal plants and wind power plants contributed 19.2% and 17.3%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 12,884 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 1,265 megawatt-hours.
By Firdevs Yuksel
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
