The Energy Market Regulatory Authority has deferred advance payments for some distribution license holders operating in cities affected by the earthquake disaster centered in Kahramanmaraş. The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) has decided to defer advance payments for certain distribution license holders operating in cities where a state of emergency has been declared or disaster areas have been announced due to the ongoing effects of the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş on February 6. During this period, no default interest will be applied to the market operator and participant. The EPDK’s decision on the matter was published in the Official Gazette. Accordingly, until December 31, legal entities holding distribution licenses operating in cities where a state of emergency has been declared or disaster areas have been announced, designated supply companies, and supply companies in which Organized Industrial Zones (OIZ) are directly or indirectly partners, the amounts indicated in the advance payment notifications specified in the first paragraph of Article 132/C of the Electricity Market Balancing and Settlement Regulation will be deferred until the final payment deadline of the respective invoice period, and no default interest will be applied to the market operator and market participant during this period. This decision will come into effect on April 1st.