Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 3.13% on May 4

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 3.13% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 855,882 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,453 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,157 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 850,359 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking an decrease of 2.96% compared to Friday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 24.5% of total generation, while imported coal and run-of-river hydroelectric plants contributed 16.9% and 12%, respectively.

On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 3,971 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 9,493 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)