Spot market electricity prices for Wednesday, Feb. 26

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade amounts to around 1.87 billion Turkish liras

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour on Türkiye's day-ahead spot market for Wednesday will be 3,000 Turkish liras at 8 a.m. and between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time (0500, 1400-1800 GMT), according to official figures on Tuesday.

The lowest rate is set at 1,889.98 liras at 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), the data showed.

The Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data for the trade volume for Wednesday's electricity market shows a decrease of 8.6% to around 1.87 billion liras compared to Tuesday.

The arithmetical and weighted average electricity prices on the day-ahead spot market are calculated as 2,537.75 liras and 2,544.31 liras, respectively.

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour for Tuesday was set at 3,000 Turkish liras between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time (1400-1800 GMT), while the lowest rate was set at 2,078.33 liras at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), according to official figures.

US$1 equals 36.46 liras at 2.14 p.m. local time (1114 GMT) on Tuesday.

By Gokce Topbas

Anadolu Agency

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