For consumers, electricity prices decrease somewhat, gas prices – more | Business

At that time, natural gas is 19-30 percent more expensive, or 24 cents per cubic meter.

According to the State Energy Regulatory Council (VERT), the regulated part of the electricity price is reduced in January following the adjustment of the “Energijos skirmish operatorius” (ESO) service tariffs, which are one of the components of the final price. These rates are coming down because of the new ESO repayment schedule for consumer overpayments.

The public electricity price alone, which is paid by household consumers who have not chosen an independent supplier in the third stage of market liberalization, will decrease by 3.2 percent in medium voltage networks from April. up to 14.301 cents (with VAT), and in low-voltage networks – 2.05 percent. to 20.978 cents.

At that time, the price of natural gas for the first group of consumers – residents who consume the least amount of gas (up to 300 cubic meters of gas per year) – decreases from 1.29 to 1.05 euros (including VAT), for the second – for those who heat houses (from 300 to 20 thousand cubic meters) – from 83 to 59 cents per cubic meter, and for the third (more than 20 thousand cubic meters) – from 79 to 55 cents.

The company “Ignitis” previously stated that according to the forecasted consumption data of household customers, the bill of the consumers of the first group would decrease by an average of 1 euro, and of the second group by 10 euros.

VERT claims that gas is cheap due to lower than previously forecast gas purchase prices for the first half of the year.