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.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
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