Spot market electricity prices for Friday, Dec. 22

Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade amounts to around 1.38 billion Turkish liras

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour on Türkiye's day-ahead spot market for Friday will be 2,700 Turkish liras at 9 a.m. local time (0600 GMT), according to official figures on Thursday.

The lowest rate was set at 1.397,99 liras at 1 pm local time (1000 GMT), the data showed.

The Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data for the trade volume for Friday's electricity market shows a decrease of 7.73% to around 1.38 billion Turkish liras compared to Thursday.

The arithmetical and weighted average electricity prices on the day-ahead spot market are calculated as 2,190.97 liras and 2,209.79 liras, respectively.

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour for Thursday was set at 2,698.96 Turkish liras at 5 p.m. local time (1400 GMT), while the lowest rate was determined as 1.449,98 liras at 2 and 3 a.m. local time (2300 and 0000 GMT).

US$1 equals 29.15 liras at 2 p.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Thursday.

By Gulsen Cagatay

Anadolu Agency

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