Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 7.98% on April 7

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 7.98% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 745,718 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 35,92 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 25,142 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 740,172 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 7.93% compared to Saturday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 23% of total generation, while wind and imported coal plants contributed 16.9% and 13.2%, respectively.

On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 2,869 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 8,416 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)