Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 5.15% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,055,243 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,613 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 35,685 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,061,887 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of 5.19% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 22% of total generation, while natural gas and hydroelectricity plants contributed 18.4% and 15%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 14,250 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 7,608 megawatt-hours.
