Daily electricity consumption in Turkiye decreased by 8.3% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 745,225 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 35,453 megawatt-hours at 21.00 local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 25,386 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 742,759 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 8% compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from hydropower plants constituted 24.8% of total generation, while lignite and imported coal plants contributed 15.9% and 13%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 14,213 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 16,679 megawatt-hours.
By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu
Anadolu Agency
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