Türkiye’s daily power consumption down 4.22% on Sept. 28
– Electricity exports amount to 14,050 megawatt-hours and imports total 5,070 megawatt-hours
Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by 4.22% on Saturday compared to the previous day, totaling 893,552 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,348 megawatt-hours at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), data from TEIAS showed.
The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 30,631 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT)
Electricity production amounted to 902,549 megawatt-hours on Saturday, marking a fall of 4.04% compared to Friday.
Electricity production from imported coal plants constituted 26.5% of total generation, while natural gas and hydropower plants contributed 18.7% and 16.1%, respectively.
On Saturday, the country’s electricity exports amounted to 14,050 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 5,070 megawatt-hours.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
