Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 9.8% on March 3

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye declined by 9.8% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 778,099 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,915 megawatt-hours at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 28,240 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 777,922 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a fall of 9.8% compared to Saturday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 24.7% of total generation, while hydroelectricity plants and lignite plants contributed 23.3% and 15.7%, respectively.

On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 5,177 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 5,357 megawatt-hours.

• Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS)