Application to Prevent Electricity Bills from Flying

In today’s issue of the Official Gazette, the decision of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) for the protection of consumers has been published. With the new decision in energy raw materials It is aimed not to reflect the cost increase on the invoices.. The decision included raising the maximum settlement prices for power plants such as natural gas power plants.

With the new decision titled “Decision on Amending the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Determination of Minimum and Maximum Price Limits in the Day-Ahead Market and Balancing Power Market”, which entered into force today, the price limits in the day-ahead and balancing power markets, until a new decision is taken by the board, are set to “minimum per megawatt hour”. 0” TL, if the maximum price limit 2,500 TL per megawatt hour will be applied.

“Generation plants will also share the cost burden of consumers”

In its written statement on the subject shared yesterday evening, EMRA stated that the maximum settlement prices are 2,500 TL for natural gas power plants and imported coal power plants, and 2,500 TL for other power plants. 1.200 TL shared as determined. EMRA Chairman Mustafa Yılmaz said that with this type of temporary mechanism, which is also implemented in some European countries, generation plants also share the cost burden of consumers’ electricity bills. told. Yılmaz also shared that they will not allow the market structure to deteriorate as follows:

“On the one hand, there are low-cost power plants, on the other hand, there are high-cost power plants that are a great source of employment but are at risk of closure. We are going through extraordinary times and it is essential to keep balance in such processes. We will protect the sustainability of the markets with full cooperation with a strong and temporary support mechanism, without reflecting these cost increases to the consumers. We will definitely not allow the market structure to deteriorate.”