The Minister of Energy stated that “we are prepared for the winter”, while June – July we had a significant reduction in consumption in our country.
“We are prepared for the winter, the government will not let households get cold” the Minister of Energy and Environment assured SKAI Kostas Skrekas. “We have doubled the capacity of Revythoussa with a new floating tank, we have doubled the power generation from lignite and we have the ability to use oil in five natural gas plants,” he explained.
Mr. Skrekas added, however, that energy saving it must enter our daily life as in Germany and Italy, but in June – July we had a significant reduction in consumption. “In July, the reduction in consumption exceeded 15% in one month,” he said.
“All of Europe is worried and worried about the coming months. It seems that we will have a very difficult winter because of Russia’s strategy to strangle Europe’s energy supply by reducing gas flows and driving up prices. Our government saw the problem very early on, and created a safety net for household consumers and SMEs.
“Absorption of increases at least 80%”
The government’s commitment is to absorb at least 80% of the increases in energy for as long as necessary, he repeated. “Smaller restaurants and shops, hairdressers, convenience stores, we absorb 89% of the increase for September. In the largest companies we absorb 50 to 55% of the increase, while a part of the increase is deducted from income tax,” he noted.
Mr. Skrekas clarified that “we are examining new financial tools beyond the subsidy for medium and larger companies to support them from increased energy prices”.
“In September alone, we will subsidize households with 1.1 billion euros for just one month. It is the biggest subsidy that has probably ever been given,” noted the minister.
“Net Charges”
The government has obliged the providers to clear charges, the minister reminded, RAE has a table with comparisons of providers’ tariffs on its website, while by government law the consumer can change provider free of charge if he has paid the previous bill. Price differences between providers do not exceed 20%, he estimated. In September an average household with 400 kilowatts would pay almost 350 euros only for electricity, after the state subsidy the amount payable drops to 60 euros.
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