The new electricity charges were published in the Official Gazette and consumers will this way pay more for power as from December 2, IPN reports.
As the National Agency for Energy Regulation decided, households in central and southern Moldova powered by the energy supplier Premier Energy will pay 5.91 lei/kWh, up from 4.77 lei/kWh. In the northern regions, households powered by Furnizarea Energiei Electrice Nord will pay 5.60 lei/kWh, up from 4.81 lei/kWh.
This is the fifth increase in electricity rates so far this year.