Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 11.61% on May 5

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 11.61% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 756,474 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 35,921 megawatt-hours at 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 26,426 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 850,359 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 11.30% compared to Saturday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 20.7% of total generation, while wind and imported coal contributed 18.9% and 13.7%, respectively.

On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 4,837 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 7,079 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)