Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased 3.46% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 830,671 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 38,924 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 27,970 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 826,077 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a decrease of 3.25% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 19.6% of total generation, while imported coal plants and run-of-the-mill plants contributed 14.8% and 14.6%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 6,521 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 11,115 megawatt-hours.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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