Statement by ex-Minister of Energy Donmez on exorbitant gas prices

Good Party Antalya Deputy Tuba Vural Çokal gave a question about natural gas prices.

Çokal said in his proposal that “On August 1, 2018, natural gas residences have increased by 9 percent in small and medium-sized enterprises and 14 percent in large enterprises. On September 1, 2018, the price of natural gas was increased by 9 percent. On October 1, 2018, natural gas has been increased by 9% in housing and 18.5% in industry. On August 1, 2019, natural gas used in residences was raised by 14.97 percent and 1.73 percent for industrial areas. On August 31, 2019, the price of natural gas was increased by 14.90 percent. ”He asked Dönmez to answer the reason for the price increases.

Answering the question proposal, Minister Fatih Dönmez said that the wholesale price of natural gas, current purchase prices are calculated using formulas indexed to international crude oil and petroleum product prices.

“Prices are calculated according to the average price of crude oil and petroleum products of the past 6-9 months using these formulas, and changes in exchange rates, market conditions, market price stability, decisions of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) regarding the tariff and It varies depending on the developments in cost elements such as operating expenses, “he said.

DISCOUNTED

Dönmez claimed that his response had many discounts on natural gas; “As of 1 November 2018, natural gas wholesale prices applied to consumers who use gas for electricity generation are 8.82 percent, as of 1 January 2019, 10 percent of natural gas wholesale prices for subscribers and for consumers who use gas for electricity production as of 1 September 2019. natural gas wholesale prices have been reduced by 3.03 percent. ”

“If the technical and non-technical loss rate of a distribution company is higher than the target, the related company undertakes the risk. Therefore, the tendencies of companies to reduce losses on the system are increased.”