Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 7.6% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,077,001 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 49,968 megawatt-hours at 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 36,673 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,081,403 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a fall of about 6.3% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for 25.6% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 21.4% and 13.6%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 14,069 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 9,686 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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