Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 12.5% on July 9

The daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 12.5% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 844,667 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 38,750 megawatt-hours at 10 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 29,498 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production reached 835,021 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 12.4% compared to Saturday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 22.1% of total generation, while wind plants and hydroelectric plants contributed 18.7% and 16%, respectively.

On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 7,951 megawatt-hours, and its imports totaled 17,596 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)