Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 8.5% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,062,741 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 50,212 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 36,987 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,072,198 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a drop of about %8.4 compared to Saturday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for 27.4% of total generation, while imported coal and run-of-river hydroelectric plants contributed 22.4% and 12.7%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports totaled 16,863 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 7,423 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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