Türkiye's daily power consumption up 16.8% on Feb. 2

- Electricity exports amount to 12,798 megawatt-hours and imports total 4,713 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 16.8 % on Monday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,006,556 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Tuesday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 49,835 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 30,528 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 1,014,641 megawatt-hours on Monday, marking an increase of 16.2% compared to Sunday.

Electricity production from imported coal plants accounted for around 21.9% of total generation, while natural gas and wind plants contributed 18.6% and 17.7%, respectively.

On Monday, the country's electricity exports totaled 12,798 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 4,713 megawatt-hours.

By Humeyra Ayaz

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com.tr