Graduated tariff period in natural gas: New pricing for those exceeding consumption limits

The graduated natural gas tariff implemented by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has come into effect for the winter period as the weather cools. In the system, which is expected to affect approximately 12 percent of the 21.8 million subscribers across Turkey, 19 million households will continue to remain under the scope of state support.

In the new application, the price per cubic meter for the normal consumption limit defined as Tier-1 has been set at 17.79 TL, while it has been set at 26.73 TL for Tier-2 consumption exceeding this limit. In case of exceeding the limit, citizens will be charged at the higher price tariff not only for the excess amount but for the entire gas consumed that month.

Different consumption limits have been defined by province for the month of November; this limit has been announced as 101.71 cubic meters for Istanbul and 161.63 cubic meters for Ankara. Places of worship, cemevis, Quran courses, families of martyrs, veterans, and bread producers have been exempted from this application.