Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 4% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,079,353 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 49,654 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 36,513 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,086,148 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a fall of about 4% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for 21.6% of total generation, while natural gas and hydroelectricity plants contributed 20.3% and 14.3%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 14,050 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 7,355 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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