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Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 22.6% on June 15


Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye declined by 22.6% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 815,616 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 37,679 megawatt-hours at 1 a.m. local time (2200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.

The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 27,815 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 801,732 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a drop of 23% compared to Friday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity plants constituted 21.8% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 18.3% and 14.4%, respectively.

On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 4,563 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 18,451 megawatt-hours.

By Zeynep Beyza Kilic

Anadolu Agency

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