Spot market electricity prices for Saturday, Aug. 3

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade amounts to around 1.72 billion Turkish liras

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour on Türkiye's day-ahead spot market for Saturday will be 3,000 Turkish liras at 12 a.m., 1 a.m. and between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m (21.00, 22.00 and 1500 - 2000 GMT), according to official figures on Friday.

The lowest rate was set at 1,749.98 liras at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), the data showed.

The Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data for the trade volume for Saturday's electricity market shows a decline of 10.4% to 1.72 billion liras compared to Friday.

The arithmetical and weighted average electricity prices on the day-ahead spot market are calculated as 2,632.09 liras and 2,619.35 liras, respectively.

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour for Friday was set at 3,000 Turkish liras between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m (1500 - 1900 GMT), while the lowest rate was set at 2,000 liras at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT).

US$1 equals 33.16 liras at 2.38 p.m. local time (1138 GMT) on Friday.

By Zeynep Beyza Kilic

Anadolu Agency

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