Natural Gas New Era: Subscription Installments Rise to 12

Payment Flexibility for Natural Gas Subscribers

The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) is working on a groundbreaking regulation for natural gas subscribers in Turkey. This new regulation aims to facilitate access to natural gas services, providing significant advantages especially to low-income citizens.

Connection Fee Installments Increase

With the new regulation, one of the most noteworthy aspects of the changes within the scope of the "Natural Gas Market Distribution and Customer Services Regulation" is the flexibility in the payment conditions of the natural gas connection fee. In order to alleviate the financial burden they encounter during the subscription process, subscribers will be able to pay the natural gas connection fee in 2 to 12 equal installments instead of the current three installment options. This will make the average connection fee of 7,500 TL more accessible.

Exemptions for Low-Income Citizens

With the new regulation, the current security deposit of 3,216 TL will no longer be collected from citizens receiving 65-year-old pensions or social aid. If subscribers have previously paid this fee, the amount they paid will be reimbursed in 12 equal installments over the course of a year. This practice is seen as an important step to ease the budgets of low-income households.

Additional Benefits for Transferred Subscribers

Additionally, subscribers who move within the same natural gas distribution area will not be charged a new security deposit. This will prevent subscribers from facing additional costs during the moving process. When the refund transactions arising from the existing subscription are completed, any additional amounts will be reflected on the bills in an installment plan.

All these positive changes are expected to be published in the Official Gazette and come into effect in the coming days. The new implementation aims to facilitate access to natural gas services and alleviate the financial burden on citizens.