05.04.2025 08:20
The electricity price increase of 25% for residential subscribers, 15% for public and private services, 10% for industry, and 12.4% for agricultural activities started last night. However, there was no increase for natural gas residential subscribers.
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According to a statement from the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK); a 25% increase has been made for residential subscribers due to the "increase in electricity production and distribution costs."
INCREASED TARIFF HAS STARTED
The increased electricity tariff started as of last night. In the statement made by EPDK, the following expressions were included: "Due to the increase in electricity production and distribution costs, a 25% increase has been made in the final electricity retail sales prices for the residential subscriber group, 15% for the public and private services sector subscriber group, 10% for the industrial subscriber group, and 12.4% for the agricultural activities subscriber group. With this increase, the amount to be paid for a residential subscriber with a consumption of 100 kWh of electricity has become 259.04 TL."
20% INCREASE IN INDUSTRY FOR NATURAL GAS AS WELL
According to the wholesale natural gas sales prices announced on BOTAŞ's website, an average increase of 20% has been made in the final natural gas sales prices for industrial consumers, and an average increase of 24.2% for electricity generation plants. The new increased tariff for natural gas also started as of last night. No increase has been made for residential subscribers in natural gas.
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