Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye decreased by 6.8% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 797,142 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 36,433 megawatt-hours at 21.00 local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 26,572 megawatt-hours at 08.00 local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 795,696 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 6.7% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from hydro power plants constituted 17.1% of total generation, while natural gas and lignite plants contributed 16.8% and 16%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 12,121 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 13,581 megawatt-hours.
By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu
Anadolu Agency
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