Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 4.9% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 926,353 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,980 megawatt-hours at 20 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 32,152 megawatt-hours at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 950,397 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a fall of about 4.5% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dammed hydro plants accounted for around 24.4% of total generation, while imported coal and solar plants contributed 19.4% and 14.5%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 24,572 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 643 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
