Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 10.8% on Sept. 21

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased around 10.8% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 800,845 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,755 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 28,361 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 789,891 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a fall of about 11.3% compared to Saturday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for around 23% of total generation, while wind plants and solar plants contributed 19% and 14%, respectively.

On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 5,074 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 16,031 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)