Türkiye's daily power consumption down 17.3% on Feb. 19

- Electricity exports amount to 7,203 megawatt-hours and imports total 4,176 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 17.3% on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 941,927 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Tuesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,609 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 29,324 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 945,056 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking a rise of 17% compared to Sunday.

Electricity production from hydroelectricity power plant constituted 25.6% of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 24.3% and 11%, respectively.

On Monday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 7,203 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 4,176 megawatt-hours.

By Duygu Alhan

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com.tr