Chamber of Electrical Engineers Speaks About Electricity Increase

As you know, electricity and natural gas hikes entered the new year with us. Shortly after entering the year 2022, it was announced that there would be an increase of up to 130 percent in electricity and a 25 percent increase in natural gas. Thereupon, the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Electrical Engineers (EMO) İzmir Branch, which will be implemented as of today, to the electricity tariff made some statements about it.

The price hikes applied to energy costs affecting the economy In the statement, which was noted as a situation that led to an increase in inflation, it was noted that the removal of the TRT Share and Energy Fund was not sufficient, and it was recommended to reduce the VAT to 1 percent in addition to this. The Board also stated that the equivalent of 150 kWh consumption in December 2021 was 137.5 TL, while this bill increased by 50 percent to 206 TL as of January 2022.

Increases will negatively affect Turkey’s entire economy

In the statement made by the EMO İzmir Branch Board of Directors, after the new tariff, 230 kWh of energy, which is expected to be consumed by a family of 4, within the minimum living standards, will be added to the bill. 73 percent It is stated that an increase of around 364 TL will be reflected and the invoice will increase to 364 TL. First tier limit grievanceEmphasizing that it is kept low enough to cause the problem, the Board of Directors stated that this should also be increased to 230 kWh. Install “Even the bills of the families whose numbers are very few and whose consumption is below 150 kWh will increase by half, while families whose consumption exceeds 150 kWh will be faced with a gradually increasing rate of increase.” His statement continued as follows:

“According to EMO’s calculations, the bill for 230 kWh of energy, which is assumed to be consumed by a family of 4 for minimum living standards, increased by 73 percent from 211 TL to 364 TL. Thus, the 50 percent increase rate for residences with very low consumption. increased to 73 percent for residences with consumption close to the standard, on the other hand, for residences with higher average consumption, which use electricity for heating in the winter and cooling in the summer, the rate of increase varies according to the size of consumption. will rise. For example, the monthly bill of a family with a monthly consumption of 450 kWh will increase from 412 TL to 800 TL by increasing 94 percent.”

On the other hand, this situation negative Noting that it will affect it in some way, the board “For this reason, all processes in energy, from production to consumption, should be replanned on the basis of public interest. In addition to the expropriation of privatized power plants, the public should invest in renewable energy resources in order to produce at low cost. With the expropriation of electricity distribution regions and returning to central planning principles, electricity bills are reduced. There will be a real balance.” made a recommendation.