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In order to support the efficient use of energy, to spread the awareness of saving, and to ensure that consumption up to a certain limit is priced at the appropriate tariff, the 'Tiered Electricity Tariff' application has been implemented by the relevant institutions. The tiered electricity tariff refers to the determination of the price of the electricity consumed in two tiers.
The tiered electricity tariff is applied to the Residential Low Voltage Single-Time and Commercial Low Voltage Single-Time subscriber groups. Tiered electricity tariff is not applied to Medium Voltage, Multi-Time and Industrial subscribers outside of this subscriber group. The tiered electricity tariff is shown on your bill with two separate items as 'Low Tier' and 'High Tier'. You can see your subscriber group in the 'Consumer Information' section on your bill.
The tiered electricity tariff started to be applied automatically for low voltage single term single time subscribers in the residential group as of January 1, 2022 and in the commercial group as of March 1, 2022.
There is no need for any application or meter change to use the tiered electricity tariff.
The tiered tariff limit for residential subscribers has been updated as 8 kWh per day as of March 1, 2022. When calculating the bill, low tier unit price is applied for your daily consumption up to 8 kWh. The low tier consumption amount is subtracted from the total consumption in the relevant billing period and the remaining amount is calculated at the higher tier and reflected on your bill.
The tiered tariff limit for commercial subscribers has been set as 30 kWh per day as of March 1, 2022. When calculating the bill, the lower tier unit price is applied for your daily consumption up to 30 kWh. The low tier consumption amount is subtracted from the total consumption in the relevant billing period and the remaining amount is calculated at the higher tier and reflected on your bill.
According to the regulation, electricity meters are read between 25-35 days. Your average daily consumption is determined by dividing your total monthly consumption by the number of reading days.
To explain with an example for residential subscribers;
Let's assume that you consume 280 kWh of electricity in a 28-day read bill. 28 days x 8 kWh, i.e. 224 kWh of your consumption is considered as low tier and is calculated at the low tier unit price. Your consumption above the limit, i.e. 56 kWh, is calculated at the high tier unit price. Your total bill is created by including the tax items required by the legislation to be collected to the sum of the two consumptions.
When you consume the same amount on a 30-day bill, your consumption of 30 days x 8 kWh, i.e. 240 kWh, will be calculated at the low tier, while the remaining 40 kWh will be calculated at the high tier.
To explain with an example for commercial subscribers;
Let's assume that you consume 980 kWh of electricity in a 28-day bill. 28 days x 30 kWh, i.e. 840 kWh of your consumption is considered as low tier and is calculated at the low tier unit price. Your consumption above the limit, i.e. 140 kWh, is calculated at the high tier unit price. Your total bill is created by including the tax items required by the legislation to be collected to the sum of the two consumptions.
When you consume the same amount on a 30-day bill, your consumption of 30 days x 30 kWh, i.e. 900 kWh, will be calculated at the low tier, while the remaining 80 kWh will be calculated at the high tier.
The tiered electricity tariff is indicated as 'Low Tier' and 'High Tier' in the Bill Detail/Energy Cost field of electricity bills.
On January 1, 2022, the TRT Share and Energy Fund were removed from the bills. In addition, as of March 1, 2022, the VAT on the energy price in the Residential and Agricultural Irrigation tariff group was reduced from 18% to 8%.
According to existing laws and regulations, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) is authorized to determine electricity unit prices. EMRA sets the tariffs by taking into account the costs at every stage of electricity production until it reaches the consumer and shares them with the public. Incumbent supply companies have no control over the determination of unit prices. The current unit prices can be found in the “Tariff Tables Based on Electricity Bills” section of EMRA's website.