Eskişehir faces electricity supply strain as infrastructure lags

The head of the Turkish Electrical Engineers Chamber, Ahmet Şakar, warned that Eskişehir’s power grid is struggling to meet growing demand. He cited insufficient infrastructure, delayed maintenance and the effects of privatized distribution by OEDAS, which he said have led to frequent outages. Şakar noted that TEİAŞ, the state-owned transmission operator, can no longer expand the local network adequately, and that major transformer replacements are still pending. He also criticised the tariff system that, after 2020, lowered the consumption threshold to 4 MWh, causing many households to see sharply higher bills.

Plans for new transformer installations and upgrades are slated for late 2025, but Şakar stressed that without timely repairs and better staffing at distribution firms, service quality will remain poor.