Türkiye's daily power consumption down 15.9% on June 16

- Electricity exports amount to 5,887 megawatt-hours and imports total 9,248 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye declined by 15.9% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 685,584 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 33,451 megawatt-hours at 10 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 24,093 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 682,223 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a drop of 14.9% compared to Saturday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 22.3% of total generation, while imported coal and solar plants contributed 19% and 16%, respectively.

On Sunday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,887 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 9,248 megawatt-hours.

By Zeynep Beyza Kilic

Anadolu Agency

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