Turkey to hike electricity, gas prices as of Saturday, regulator says
EPDK said in a statement that electricity prices will be increased by 25% for residential use and 10% for industrial use while natural gas prices will be increased by 20% for industrial use and 24.2% for electricity producers, as per state energy importer BOTAS prices.
There will be no change in natural gas prices for residential use as of Saturday, the EPDK also said.
(Reporting by Can Sezer; Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Mark Porter)
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