Türkiye's daily power consumption up 2.5% on Feb. 14

- Electricity exports amount to 5,060 megawatt-hours and imports total 6,883 megawatt-hours

Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 2.5% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 955,413 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 45,965 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 31,227 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).

Electricity production amounted to 953,612 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a rise of 2.07% compared to Tuesday.

Electricity production from imported coal constituted 24.5% of total generation, while hydroelectricity plants and wind plants contributed 19.5% and 14.2%, respectively.

On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports amounted to 5,060 megawatt-hours and imports totaled 6,883 megawatt-hours.

By Zeynep Beyza Kilic

Anadolu Agency

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