The daily electricity consumption in Türkiye declined by 5.2% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,026,300 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 46,824 megawatt-hours at 4 p.m. local time (1300 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country’s electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 34,512 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production reached 1,015,158 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of 5.4% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 22.1% of total generation, while natural gas plants and hydroelectric plants contributed 21.4% and 15.7%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,592 megawatt-hours, and its imports totaled 17,063 megawatt-hours.
