Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 11% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 800,810 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,066 megawatt-hours at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,748 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 913,005 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of about 10% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from imported coal accounted for around 21.4% of total generation, while dam-based hydro plants and solar contributed 19.5% and 15.9%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports totaled 15,404 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 358 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
