Spot market electricity prices for Saturday, April 1

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade amounts to 874.2 million Turkish liras

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour on Türkiye's day-ahead spot market for Saturday will be 2,600 Turkish liras at 4.a.m., 5 a.m. 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. (0100, 0200,1500 and 1700 GMT), according to official figures on Friday.

The lowest rate was set at 553 liras at 12 a.m. (0900 GMT), the data showed.

The Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data for the trade volume on Friday's electricity market showed a decrease of 21% to 874.2 million liras compared to Thursday.

The arithmetical and weighted average electricity prices on the day-ahead spot market are calculated as 1,948.43 liras and 1,931.6 liras, respectively.

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour for Friday was set as 3,050 liras at 6 p.m.(1500 GMT), while the lowest rate was determined as 1,491.33 liras at 1 p.m. (1000 GMT), according to official figures.

US$1 equals 19.19 liras at 2.22 p.m. local time (1122 GMT) on Friday.

By Gokce Topbas

Anadolu Agency

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