Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 12.1% on March 17

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 12.1% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 773,221 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,436 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 27,426 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 771,702 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 11.4% compared to Saturday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 25.4% of total generation, while natural gas and hydroelectricity plants contributed 16.3% and 15%, respectively.

On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 4,890 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 6,416 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)