Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 5.3% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 895,498 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,446 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,380 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 908,491 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a fall of about 4.6% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydroelectricity accounted for 19% of total generation, while natural gas plants and imported coal plants contributed 18.8% and 18.5%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,182 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 295 megawatt-hours.
By Basak Erkalan Koprubasili
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
