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BOTAŞ sets November and December natural gas use limits
Turkey’s BOTAŞ updated natural gas use limits for residential customers in November and December.
The limits apply to a tiered pricing system and cover all 81 provinces.
In November, the limits are 283.78 cubic metres in Ankara, 136.01 in Istanbul and 67.97 in Izmir.
December’s limits will be higher in those cities: 420 cubic metres in Ankara, 259.35 in Istanbul and 196.23 in Izmir.
The thresholds differ by province and are calculated using local climate and past gas use.
BOTAŞ has published the full list for both months, which determines the use limits relevant to the tiered tariffs.
BOTAŞ updated monthly natural gas consumption limits for residential customers for November and December.
The limits will be used for tiered pricing and vary by province.
For November, the limits are 283.78 cubic metres in Ankara, 136.01 in Istanbul and 67.97 in Izmir.
For December, they rise to 420 cubic metres in Ankara, 259.35 in Istanbul and 196.23 in Izmir.
BOTAŞ says the limits reflect regional climate conditions and natural gas consumption data from previous years.
- Who
- BOTAŞ, Turkey’s state pipeline company, set the limits for residential customers.
- What
- It updated provincial monthly natural gas consumption limits used for tiered pricing.
- When
- For November and December.
- Where
- Across 81 provinces; the sources give figures for Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir.
- Why
- The limits are used for tiered pricing and are calculated using regional climate conditions and past natural gas consumption.
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The limits include 283.78 cubic metres for Ankara, 136.01 for Istanbul and 67.97 for Izmir.
The limits rise to 420 cubic metres for Ankara, 259.35 for Istanbul and 196.23 for Izmir.
- Coverage
- 81 provinces
- November limit — Ankara
- 283.78 cubic metres
- November limit — Istanbul
- 136.01 cubic metres
- November limit — Izmir
- 67.97 cubic metres
- December limit — Ankara
- 420 cubic metres
- December limit — Istanbul
- 259.35 cubic metres