The electric power suppliers SA “Red Nord” and SA “Red Nord-Vest” asked increasing charges by 50% and 61% respectively. As in the case of the others operators that asked the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) to raise the charges, the two suppliers invoked the fluctuations on the currency market, IPN reports.
In the debates staged by the ANRE on March 31, the representative of “Red Nord” Anastasia Munteanu said that following the non-adjustment of the tariffs, the losses sustained by the company as a result of the depreciation of the leu in 2012-2014 came to 293 million lei. If the asked rise is approved, the end-users will pay 2.42 lei/kWh instead of 1.62 lei/kWh. “The new charges should be agreed as soon as possible as we will be unable to pay for the purchased power soon,” she stated.
The representative of “Red Nord-Vest” Daniel Chiviriga said the main factors that lead to the necessity of increasing tariffs are the rise in the average purchasing price of power, the depreciation of the leu against the main foreign currencies and the modification of the tariffs for power transportation services. If the new charges are approved, the clients of “Red Nord-Vest” will pay 2.71 lei/kWh instead of 1.68 lei/kWh.
The ANRE will examine the arguments provided by the two companies and their calculations and will make public its decision.
The current electric power charges were the last time updated in May 2012. Two weeks ago, Red Union Fenosa and Gas Natural Fenosa Furnizare Energie asked increasing the electricity charges by over 50%.
