Zone explainer · recomputed continuously

What drives electricity prices in Türkiye?

Data window: trailing 30 days (mix) and 2026 year-to-date (prices) · recomputed 2026-08-26T04:59Z

1855.14

YTD avg €/MWh

0

negative hours YTD

0 / 4500

YTD min / max €/MWh

serving forecast model

The generation mix (trailing 30 days)

Wind 15.4% Solar 3.6% Hydro 28.2% Nuclear 0% Fossil 48.1%

TR still prices off fossil fuel (48.1% of recent generation). Gas and coal set the marginal price most hours, which ties this zone to fuel and carbon markets more than to local weather. Renewable build-out shows up as spread widening: cheap green middays against fuel-priced peaks.

The zone has cleared negative 0 hours so far this year (live counters on the tracker), inside a year-to-date range of 0 to 4500 €/MWh. Our current forecast record for this zone is young — watch it accumulate, wins and losses alike, on the public scorecard.

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Method. Mix shares from realized generation (ENTSO-E A75, trailing 30 days); price stats from hourly means of published day-ahead auction results (2026 YTD). Every figure recomputes continuously — this page is a query, not an essay with a shelf life. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com".

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