Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 4.78% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 682,078 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
TEIAS data showed that hourly power consumption peaked at 32,989 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) and the country's electricity consumption fell to 24,407 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 673,509 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking an decrease of 4.63% compared to Saturday.
Imported coal plants contributed 28.49% of total generation, while lignite power plants and hydro power plants contributed 18% and 14.34%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 16,267 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 24,835 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
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