Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 4.8% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 828,952 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
TEIAS data showed that hourly power consumption peaked at 38,735 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) and the country's electricity consumption fell to 19,304 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 819,947 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a fall of 4.3% compared to Friday.
Imported coal plants contributed 29,4% of total generation, while natural gas and lignite power plants supplied 24.1% and 14%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 10,297 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 19,304 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
