Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 4.7% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 789,836 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
According to TEIAS data, hourly power consumption peaked at 36,579 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT). The country’s electricity consumption fell to a record low of 28,177 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 775,701 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking an decrease of 5.14% compared to Friday.
Imported coal plants contributed 29.2% of total generation, while lignite power plants and natural gas contributed 16% and 15%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 17,954 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 32,090 megawatt-hours.
