The daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 3.24% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,068,807 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 49,324 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country’s electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 36,033 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production reached 1,058,104 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decline of 3.5% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants constituted 28.4% of total generation, while imported coal plants and hydroelectric plants contributed 22.1% and 15.3%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,797 megawatt-hours, and its imports totaled 17,500 megawatt-hours.
