Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased around 5.07% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 869,630 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 41,202 megawatt-hours at 9 p.m. local time (2100 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,396 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 870,596 megawatt-hours on Saturday, decreasing around 4.93% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for around 26.9% of total generation, while natural gas plants and lignite contributed 22.5% and 12.4%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 7,344 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 6,384 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com