Spot market electricity prices for Wednesday, Jan. 7

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 1.75 billion Turkish liras

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour on Türkiye's day-ahead spot market for Wednesday will be 3,400 Turkish liras between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. and at 9 p.m. local time (0500-0700, 1300-1500 and 1800 GMT), according to official figures released Tuesday.

The lowest rate was set at 1,654.81 liras at 1 p.m. local time (1000 GMT), the data showed.

The Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data for Tuesday's electricity market trade volume showed a decrease of 7.3% to around 1.75 billion liras compared to Monday.

The arithmetical and weighted average prices for electricity on the day-ahead spot market are calculated at 2,818.61 liras and 2,816.54 liras, respectively.

The highest electricity price on the day-ahead spot market for one megawatt-hour for Tuesday was set at 3,400 liras between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time (0400-0600, 1300-1800 GMT), while the lowest was set at 2,000 liras at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT), the data showed.

US$1 equals 43.05 liras at 2.28 p.m. local time (1128 GMT) on Tuesday.

By Duygu Alhan

Anadolu Agency

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