Turkey Sets Annual Electricity Support Limit at 3,000 kWh for 2027

Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) has set the annual electricity consumption limit for state-subsidized household tariffs at 3,000 kilowatt-hours for 2027. The limit equals an average monthly consumption of 250 kilowatt-hours. Households using more than this amount will no longer qualify for the subsidized rate.

The regulation takes effect on January 1, 2027. EPDK stated that the national electricity tariff itself is not changing, so the decision is not a general price increase for all subscribers. However, households exceeding the limit will pay electricity at real cost rates, which may raise their bills.

Based on current prices, subscribers with average monthly bills of about 820 Turkish lira or more are likely to exceed the annual limit. EPDK estimates that around 6.5 million household subscribers will be affected. This figure represents approximately 14.7 percent of Turkey's roughly 44.2 million household subscribers.

Certain consumer groups are exempt from the regulation. Mosques, prayer houses, cemevis, associations, families of martyrs, veterans and disabled veterans, village drinking water supplies, and AFAD temporary accommodation centers will remain outside the scope. Consumers dependent on electric dialysis support units, respirators, and similar life-support devices are also exempt.

Consumption limits for agricultural subscribers remain unchanged. The annual 15,000 kilowatt-hour limit for industrial, public and private service, and lighting subscriber groups also stays the same.

One outlet reported that electricity consumption from 2026 will also be evaluated under the new rule. Subscribers reaching the limit in 2026 or 2027 without a bilateral electricity supply agreement will be switched to the high-consumption end-user supply tariff starting on the first day of the third month after the month in which the limit is reached.