Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 5.56% on July 8

The daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 5.56% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 965,210 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,706 megawatt-hours at 2 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 32,946 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production reached 952,892 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of 5.86% compared to Friday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 23.9% of total generation, while natural gas plants and hydroelectric plants contributed 15,6% and 14.4%, respectively.

On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 5,694 megawatt-hours, and its imports totaled 18,012 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)