Households, businesses to cover bulk of PPC rescue plan’s cost

Households and businesses using low and medium-voltage electricity will shoulder most of the weight of a rescue plan prepared for troubled power utility PPC as these consumer groups  will end up covering 350 million of 490 million euros in additional revenues to be generated by the plan’s revised pricing policy.

Of this 350 million-euro amount to be covered by households and businesses, 250 million will stem from tariff hikes; 68 million will result from a punctuality discount reduction for low-voltage consumers; 16 million from a punctuality discount cut for medium-voltage consumers; and 16 million euros from the termination of a punctuality discount offered for CO2 emission right costs in the medium-voltage category.

PPC’s electricity tariff hikes, just introduced, include a 16.8 increase to 0.11 euro per kWh for consumption up to 2,000 kWh. A 16.5 percent tariff hike has been imposed on consumption of 2,000 kWh and over, taking the rate to 0.11946 euro per kWh.  Nighttime tariff rates have been increased by 19.4 percent to 0.07897 euro per kWh.

A RES-supporting ETMEAR surcharge included on electricity bills has been reduced by 25 percent to 0.017 euros for low-voltage household consumers to partially offset the tariff hikes.

The aforementioned rate revisions, along with a VAT reduction from 13 to 6 percent on electricity bills, will result in annual electricity cost increases of between 30 and 60 euros for consumers requiring 3,300 kWh.