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distribution system, including the total amount that they consumed
in the previous calendar year,
c) in case of a concentration of requests, the distribution companies
operating in the distribution area where the city in which the tax
registry of the legal persons that will conclude a bilateral agreement
with a new supplier is found, including the total amount that they
consumed in previous calendar year.
TEİAŞ or the legal persons possessing distribution licenses
are obliged to respond to these requests within ten business
days following the application date. This period will be twenty
business days in case of a concentration of requests.”
“Except for cases of concentrations of requests, provided that
they are requested during registration to the Market Financial
Conciliation Center, the originals or certified copies of the
invoices related to the previous calendar year will be deemed to
be the documents confirming the status of eligible consumers.”
With the sub-paragraph below added to Article 8 of the Regulation,
the suppliers are entitled to an important authorization. According to
this amendment, in case of default by the eligible consumers connected
to transmission line of payments stipulated in bilateral agreements, the
electricity of the consumer will be cut off by the legal person possessing
the transmission license according to the framework of relevant legislation
upon the written request of the supplier and if the consumer cannot prove
the payment. The consumer must prove payment to get the electricity
connected. If payment is proven, electricity service must be resumed within
two days.
Article 9 of the Regulation is totally modified, and TEİAŞ is obliged
to release to public opinion by publishing on its web site the annual
electricity consumption amount of the consumers connected directly to
the transmission line (in the basis of consumer), total amount of electricity
consumed in the areas of legal persons possessing distribution licenses,
the total amount of electricity consumed by the eligible consumers and
the total amount of electricity consumed by the consumers who have not
used their option to choose their supplier even if they have exceeded the
eligible consumer limit.