Türkiye's wind electricity generation hit an all-time record high on Sunday, generating 28.2% of total power, according to data from Türkiye's Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Monday.
The country produced 253,128 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity from wind farms on Sunday, according to data provided by TEIAS.
The last record was on June 29, 2024 when the country produced 228,604 MWh of electricity from wind farms.
Wind plants were followed by imported coal and natural gas plants with 23% and 14.6% contribution to electricity production, respectively.
Meanwhile, daily electricity production amounted to 899,027 megawatt-hours and electricity consumption totaled 887,046 megawatt-hours on Sunday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 42,775 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), while the country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,168 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
On Sunday, Türkiye's electricity exports amounted to 12,871 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 909 megawatt-hours.
