Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye decreased by 5.92% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 768,926 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 35,566 megawatt-hours at 22.00 local time (1900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 25,970 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 763,342 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 6.13% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from hydropower plants constituted 23.6% of total generation, while run-of-the-river plants and natural gas plants contributed 17.5% and 15%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 8,833 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 14,418 megawatt-hours.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
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