Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 6.8% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 939,889 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 43,865 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 34,091 megawatt-hours at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 946,041 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of 4.1% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from hydropower plants accounted for around 23.5% of total generation, while imported coal plants and wind contributed 18.4% and 13.6%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 7,820 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 1,724 megawatt-hours.
By Humeyra Ayaz
Anadolu Agency
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