site.btaEnergy Ministry Will Not Double Electricity Tariff for Household Consumers

The Ministry of Energy will not submit a proposal for a double electricity tariff for domestic consumers, said the Ministry's press service.

The Ministry of Energy reported that based on the successes achieved in guaranteeing the reliable operation of the energy system and the double reduction in the price of gas, there is no need to introduce double electricity tariffs.

The caretaker government is adamant that it will not have household consumers enter the free electricity market. Bulgaria is the third net exporter of electricity in Europe and citizens will not be allowed to be burdened with unaffordable electricity bills, the Ministry said.

Every effort is being made to maintain and reduce gas prices, which will prevent an increase in the price of heat energy from January 1, 2023. In this way, the aim is to avoid overloading the energy and electricity transmission system during the heating season. In case of unforeseen situations and a new increase in the price of gas, mechanisms will be sought to compensate consumers.

The politicization of the topic is not in the interest of Bulgarian citizens and businesses. The Energy Ministry is working on various estimates and anti-crisis options, which it is ready to present to the National Assembly for discussion and decision, and expressed the hope that the draft budget and the proposed measures for consumer compensation and stabilization of the energy system will not become hostage to an election race, the statement reads.

A few days ago, representatives of the Bulgarian Union for Direct Democracy protested against household consumers tentering he free energy market. According to the protesters, the government, regularly or ex officio, is trying to shift the burden of an artificially created and speculative energy crisis onto the citizens. Bulgaria still has very good energy capacities, there is cheap energy in the form of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and TPP Maritsa East 2, the protesters said at the time.