Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 9.8% on March 5

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 9.8% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 754,193 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 36,116 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 26,441 megawatt-hours at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 742,507 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of 9.9% compared to Saturday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 27.2% of total generation, while lignite and natural gas plants contributed 15% and 14%, respectively.

On Sunday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 8,154 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 19,840 megawatt-hours.

• Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye