Industrial enterprises of the mid-voltage category are still waiting for the implementation of a special consumption tax (EFK) reduction more than four months after the measure was first announced by the government.

Though this tax cut would have minimal impact on the government’s tax revenue, it is important for a large number of companies – approximately 170 with annual energy consumption levels of more than 13 GWh.

Last July, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the special consumption tax for mid-voltage industrial firms would be lowered from 5 euros per MWh to 2.5 euros per MWh, the level imposed on high-voltage producers.

The measure’s total cost, estimated at 3 million euros, promises some energy-cost relief for mid-voltage industrial enterprises.

Producers have not received any further news on the consumption tax cut measure since it was announced in July, prompting concern and frustration among industrial circles.

Energy cost represents a considerable part of total production costs for energy-intensive producers.

Wholesale electricity prices in Greece are 47 percent higher than the EU average and nearly 70 percent higher than the lowest price level in the EU, according to official European Commission data.