Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 3.50 % on June 17

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 3.50% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 796,510 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,746 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 28,887 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 796,510 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of 3.26% compared to Friday.

Electricity production from hydroelectric plants constituted 22% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 20.7% and 14.5%, respectively.

On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 5,916 megawatt-hours and its imports totaled 10,450 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation