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Turkey postpones advance payments for four electricity distributors
Turkey’s energy regulator has postponed certain advance payments linked to four electricity distributors: Akedaş, Dicle, Fırat and Toroslar.
The decision also covers designated electricity suppliers operating in those distributors’ regions and some sales to industrial zones.
These payments are normally made in advance under rules for balancing and settling the electricity market.
Under the change, the amounts listed in advance-payment notices can be paid by the due date of the relevant bill.
No default interest will apply during the postponement.
The measure takes effect on Jan.
1, 2027, and remains valid through Dec.
31, 2027.
Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority has postponed advance payments owed by four electricity distribution companies and related suppliers.
The companies are Akedaş, Dicle, Fırat and Toroslar.
The delay applies until the payment deadline for the relevant invoice period.
No default interest will apply to the market operator or market participants while payments are deferred.
The decision takes effect on January 1, 2027, and remains valid through December 31, 2027.
- Who
- Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority and the four distribution companies: Akedaş, Dicle, Fırat and Toroslar.
- What
- Advance payments for specified electricity sales have been postponed until the relevant invoice due dates, with no default interest during the deferral.
- When
- The decision takes effect on January 1, 2027, and remains valid through December 31, 2027.
- Where
- Turkey.
- Why
- Not stated
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The decision takes effect.
The decision’s validity ends.
- Distribution companies
- Akedaş, Dicle, Fırat and Toroslar
- Payment deadline
- The due date for the relevant invoice period
- Default interest
- Not applied during the deferral
- Effective date
- January 1, 2027
- Validity ends
- December 31, 2027



