Turkey's daily electricity consumption decreased by 10.5% on Sunday compared to the previous day to reach 796,923 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
Electricity production reached 798,151 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a 10.5% decrease compared to the previous day.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 21.00 local time with 38,872 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 28,139 megawatt-hours at 08.00 local time.
While electricity production from natural gas constituted 30.97% of total electricity consumption in Turkey on Sunday, imported coal plants held a 24.89% share while hydro power plants comprised 15.22%.
On Sunday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 4,514 megawatt-hours while imports reached 3,286 megawatt-hours.
By Busranur Begcecanli
Anadolu Agency
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