Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 12.2% on March 24

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 12.2% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 779,963 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,706 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 27,275 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 772,308 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a fall of 12.2% compared to Saturday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 19.7% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 17.7% and 13.9%, respectively.

On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 2,565 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 10,220 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation