Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 10.5% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 812,726 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 34,253 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 25,198 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 796,033 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 10.7% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from imported coal constituted 25% of total generation, while natural gas and lignite power plants contributed 17% and 14%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 4,384 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 20,783 megawatt-hours.
By Sibel Morrow
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr