Electricity tariffs have been raised

The National Agency for Energy Regulation on April 15 set new electricity prices for end-users, at the request of the power suppliers RED Union Fenosa, RED Nord and RED Nord-Vest. For the first time, the Agency fixed different tariffs, depending on the voltage in the power distribution networks, Info-Prim Neo reports. For the consumers supplied by RED Union Fenosa through low voltage power lines (0.4 kV), the price will be 1.48 lei/kWh, for those connected to medium voltage power lines (6-10 kV) – 1.34 lei/kWh, while for those connected to high voltage power lines (35-110 kV) – 1.07 lei/kWh. The charges for the end-users supplied by RED Nord will be 1.45 and 1.57 lei/kWh, depending on the lines to which they are connected. The customers of RED Nord-Vest will pay 1.57 lei/kWh, 1.45 lei/kWh, and 1.20 lei/kWh respectively. The rises for different categories of end-users varied between 0.8 and 11.3%. The tariff for the consumers supplied by RED Nord-Vest through high voltage power lines was decreased by 16.1%. The tariffs for end-users were increased following the rise in the average purchase price of electric power, the power transportation tariff and the costs for maintaining the power distribution networks. The Agency decreased a part of the consumption and costs that the suppliers asked to be included in the tariff. The costs for RED Union Fenosa were reduced by 14.5 million lei, while for RED Nord and RED Nord-Vest – by 2.5 million lei and 9.8 million lei respectively. The new tarifs will take effect after they are published in the Official Gazette. The last time the electricity prices were adjusted last January.