The daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 6.1% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,058,914 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,664 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 36,839 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production reached 1,044,650 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of 5.7% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 27.4% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectric plants contributed 21.3% and 12%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 4,734 megawatt-hours, and its imports totaled 18,998 megawatt-hours.
By Fuat Kabakci
Anadolu Agency
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