Is natural gas free? Will the natural gas bill not arrive this month?

Free natural gas, announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as the good news of the elections, came into effect with the presidential decree published in the Official Gazette. The cost of TL 44.2 billion of the free natural gas will be covered by the Treasury loans.

IS THE NATURAL GAS FREE THIS MONTH?

In accordance with the decree, the entire 38-day use of natural gas by homes, places of worship, and cemevi subscribers from April 24, 2023 to May 31, 2023, and 25 cubic meters of future bills until April 1, 2023. May 2024 will be paid by the Ministry of Finance.

NATURAL GAS BILL WILL ARRIVE, WITHOUT PAYMENT

Fatih Dönmez, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, shared the details of the 1-month free natural gas announced by the President. Dönmez said that as of April 24, there were no readings on the natural gas meters, and that even if it were by accident, the invoice would be canceled or refunded, saying: “The invoice will be sent for this process. The usage amount will be shown on the bill. But it will write ‘zero’ in the payable part. Then, the discount of 25 cubic meters will be applied for the use of the kitchen for 11 months”.