Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 9.16% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,053,405 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,810 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 37,583 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,054,140 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of about 9.3% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydroelectricity accounted for around 20.1% of total generation, while wind energy and imported coal plants contributed 18.5% and 17.8%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports totaled 8,447 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 7,749 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
