Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 8.2% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,036,221 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,973 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 35,662 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,053,735 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a drop of about %7.9 compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from wind plants accounted for 19.5% of total generation, while imported coal and natural gas plants contributed 19.1% and 18.9%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports totaled 22,851 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 5,338 megawatt-hours.
By Busra Ozaltan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
