Spot market electricity prices for Saturday, April 22

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade amounts to 242.1 million Turkish liras

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour on Türkiye's day-ahead spot market for Saturday will be 1,997.99 Turkish liras at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT), according to official figures on Friday.

The lowest rate was set at 15.01 liras at 9 a.m. (0600 GMT), the data showed.

The Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data for the trade volume on Friday's electricity market showed a decrease of 13.5% to 242.1 million liras compared to Thursday.

The arithmetical and weighted average electricity prices on the day-ahead spot market are calculated as 721.08 liras and 718.74 liras respectively.

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour for Friday was set as 2,499.99 liras at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT), while the lowest rate was determined as 26.48 liras at 1 p.m. (1000 GMT), according to official figures.

US$1 equals 19.40 liras at 2.00 p.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Friday.

By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu

Anadolu Agency

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