Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 4.7% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 961,235 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,458 megawatt-hours at 08.00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 33,103 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 980,946 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of about 4.5% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydro plants accounted for around 24.2% of total generation, while imported coal plants and solar power plants contributed 21.8% and 14.6%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 22,671 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 3,004 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
