Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 5.95% on Jan. 27

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 5.95% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 941,479 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,321 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 32,351 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 941,919 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a fall of 5.96% compared to Friday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 26% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 22.3% and 12.8%, respectively.

On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 6,171 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 5,735 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)