Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 4.09% on Saturday, compared to the previous day, totaling 837,560 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,976 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 28,930 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 829,967 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a rise of 4.8% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 18.8% of total generation, while run-of-river hydroelectric and solar energy plants contributed 14% and 12.6%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,753 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 13,345 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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