Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 3.6% on April 20

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 3.6% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 838,997 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 38,808 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 28,781 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 834,903 megawatt-hours on Saturday marking a decrease of 3.8% compared to Friday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 21.7% of total generation, while wind and imported coal plants contributed 17.5% and 14.3%, respectively.

On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 3,819 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 7,914 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)