Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 18.05% on March 29

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 18.05% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 725,503 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 34,398 megawatt-hours at 1 a.m. local time (2200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 24,852 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 736,234 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a fall of 17.3% compared to Friday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 16.2% of total generation, while hydroelectricity and wind plants contributed 15.8% and 13.3%, respectively.

On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 13,467 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 2,747 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)