Mustafa Yılmaz, the Chairman of EPDK, stated that there was no increase in electricity bills, saying, “Why should the state subsidize the energy of those living in villas and mansions.”

Mustafa Yılmaz, the Chairman of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK), made evaluations regarding the energy agenda. Speaking about the new period in electricity bills, Yılmaz said, “The state is providing subsidy, how much we should do this is a very important issue. Why should the state subsidize the energy of those living in villas and mansions. The state meets the needs of a citizen who works for minimum wage. Let the state not subsidize the energy of a 3 million electric car. Subsidies also hinder investments.” Answering Bloomberg HT’s questions at the Energy Law Congress, Yılmaz stated that it was a correct decision not to have subsidies above 5 thousand kilowatt-hours.

“ELECTRICITY PRICES HAVE NOT INCREASED” Yılmaz said, “There was no increase in electricity prices, those who consume more will pay the cost. Otherwise, your taxes, my taxes, end up paying for someone else’s electricity bill.” “WE DIDN’T MAKE A REGULATION OVERNIGHT” Emphasizing that they did not make a regulation overnight regarding applications for storage-integrated Renewable Energy Resource Areas (GES), Yılmaz mentioned that they took into account the opinions of all market players.