Türkiye's daily power consumption up 0.10% on Feb. 15

- Electricity exports amount to 4,732 megawatt-hours and imports total 6,422 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 0.10% on Thursday compared to the previous day, totaling 956,439 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Friday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,280 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 31,488 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 954,749 megawatt-hours on Thursday, marking a rise of 11% compared to Wednesday.

Electricity production from imported coal constituted 23% of total generation, while hydroelectricity plants and wind plants contributed 21.5% and 17%, respectively.

On Thursday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 4,732 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 6,422 megawatt-hours.

By Sibel Morrow

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com.tr