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17-Sep-2020

North Macedonia opposition block roads over electricity price hike
17-Sep-2020 by Balkaninsight.com
The right-wing party launched the protests on Wednesday with a march of several thousand supporters in Skopje, amid ongoing parallel protests for the same purpose organised by various workers’ associations and unions that have been regularly marching in the capital and other towns since the regulatory commission increased the electricity price for households by 7.4 percent on July 31. more information

04-Sep-2020

Malaysia: TNB expects slightly lower electricity tariff next year
04-Sep-2020 by www.thestar.com.my
TNB projects slightly lower electricity tariff next year following the reduction in the cost of production of coal and gas currently. more information

03-Sep-2020

New electricity tariffs in Nigeria 2020 hike for kilowatt unit of energy frustrate people from Ikeja
03-Sep-2020 by www.bbc.com
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) suddenly increase light bill AKA electricity tariff from 30.23 Naira for one kwh (kilowatt unit of energy per hour) to as much as 62.33 Naira per kwh. more information

25-Aug-2020

Historically low electricity prices in Norway
25-Aug-2020 by e24.no
Especially households with a spot price agreement paid little for electricity with an average price in the second quarter of 12.3 øre for each kilowatt hour excluding taxes and fees. Not since 2007 have the prices of electricity at spot prices been lower. more information

24-Aug-2020

Energy consumption drops 7.9% in Central America (in Spanish)
24-Aug-2020 by www.eleconomista.net
The reduction of industrial activity and trade during the quarantine periods in the countries of the region led to a decrease in consumption, impacting on the reduction of energy transactions in the Electricity Market, "this caused the regional transmission network , a relief in its transmission capacity and created conditions for El Salvador. more information

21-Aug-2020

Guatemala: These will be the electricity rates that will be in force as of August 1
21-Aug-2020 by www.prensalibre.com
The National Electric Energy Commission (CNEE) reported that the new rates remain stable, without changes in Energuate and with a decrease of Q0.02 per kilowatt hour for the users of Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala, SA (EEGSA). more information

20-Aug-2020

Why Nicaragua Pays the Most Expensive Electricity in Central America?
20-Aug-2020 by Confidencial.com.ni
As of 2015, Nicaragua became the country that pays the most expensive electricity in the Central American region, due to a combination of decisions and regulations that distorted this activity, to the detriment of consumers. more information

18-Aug-2020

Australia: Electricity prices plunge to lowest in five years
18-Aug-2020 by www.afr.com
Wholesale electricity prices traded at the lowest in five years as the coronavirus lockdown crimped energy demand, especially from businesses in NSW and Queensland. more information

17-Aug-2020

Delayed tariff adjustments for Karachi create serious challenges
17-Aug-2020 by Nation.com.pk
In December 2019, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) approved a PKR 4.88 increase in the tariff for Karachi consumers to account for unclaimed fuel price variations, power purchase cost and other adjustments. more information

14-Aug-2020

In Haiti, Electricity Is A Luxury
14-Aug-2020 by Haitiantimes.com
Low energy production, mismanagement of EDH, dependence of the ANARSE on the United Nations, and unfair kilowatt-hour cost policy are one of the main causes of the country’s economic degradation. more information

13-Aug-2020

Delhi’s revised power tariffs likely to be announced by month-end
13-Aug-2020 by www.hindustantimes.com
As keeping power tariffs low has been a key poll promise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, electricity charges have not been hiked in the capital in the past four years. Senior government officials said an increase in tariff is highly unlikely. more information

11-Aug-2020

Chile: Government announces discount in electricity rate for heating in 10 communes
11-Aug-2020 by www.latercera.com
Regarding how much the discount would be on electricity bills, President Sebastián Piñera estimated that it would be around 20%. more information

10-Aug-2020

Comparison of electricity prices in Austria 3rd quarter 2020 (in German)
10-Aug-2020 by www.geldmarie.at
Whether it is the economic downturn, low prices for fossil fuels and good yields from renewables, electricity prices have been holding back for many months in the wholesale sector. more information

07-Aug-2020

France: Electricity bill increased by 1.55% in August
07-Aug-2020 by www.lenergietoutcompris.fr
Electricity prices had remained relatively stable since February 2020, after a 2.4% increase in EDF regulated tariffs. From this August, however, they will start to rise again. more information

06-Aug-2020

Lebanon's electricity problems are poised to become much worse
06-Aug-2020 by Aljazeera.com
The government has fallen behind on payments to a Turkish company responsible for a quarter of the country's electricity-generation capacity. It's also struggling to access enough foreign exchange to purchase imports of fuel for state-owned power plants. Together, these stumbles could lead to more outages and pain for businesses already reeling from 90% inflation. more information
Buenos Aires government extends the electricity rate freeze until the end of the year
06-Aug-2020 by www.telam.com.ar
This is an addendum that suspends the rate increases that were in force until June 30 for an additional period of 180 calendar days. more information

05-Aug-2020

Australia: It's time to cash in on lower wholesale electricity prices
05-Aug-2020 by www.smh.com.au
Wholesale prices, which make up about one-third of your electricity bill, are down 48 per cent to 68 per cent on what they were a year ago. more information

04-Aug-2020

South Africa: Electricity prices are going up by 15% next year
04-Aug-2020 by www.businessinsider.co.za
The immediate result is that, in April next year, the average standard Eskom tariff approved by Nersa will go up from 116.72 c/kWH to 128.24 c/kWh – an increase of 9.8% - as the first R23 billion is added back. more information

06-Jul-2020

Ukraine: Government not to raise electricity tariffs for population
06-Jul-2020 by 112.international
According to Buslavets, without raising social protection level, as well as without raising the living wage and pensions, it is inappropriate to talk about raising the tariff for the population today. more information

30-Jun-2020

Gas tariffs reduced from July 1 in Latvia
30-Jun-2020 by eng.lsm.lv
These tariffs would be the lowest in 12 years - since October 2008. Tariffs are reduced in accordance with global price declines. more information

25-Jun-2020

Nepal: Electricity regulatory body releases new power tariff rates
25-Jun-2020 by Thehimalayantimes.com
Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission has released a new power tariff rate, according to which electricity will be provided free of cost to domestic customers with five ampere meters who consume between one and 10 units per month. more information

15-Jun-2020

India: No hike in Kerala electricity tariff till March next year
15-Jun-2020 by Manoramaonline.com
There is very little possibility of a tariff hike next year as Assembly elections are likely to be hiked. more information

08-Jun-2020

Mozambique: EDM cuts electricity tariffs as part of COVID-19 relief
08-Jun-2020 by www.esi-africa.com
Two categories of electricity consumers will see their electricity bills fall, these include households who pay the “social tariff” will benefit from a 50% price cut. The second, and much more significant, cut is a 10% reduction in the general tariff, which will benefit businesses. more information

05-Jun-2020

Mexican companies face higher electricity charges
05-Jun-2020 by Financial Times
Mexico’s electricity regulator this week approved an increase in transmission tariffs for companies that generate their own electricity under so-called self-supply contracts dating from before 2014 — the cost of hooking up the power they produce for their own use to the national grid. more information

04-Jun-2020

India: Electricity to Get Cheaper For Domestic Consumers in Punjab
04-Jun-2020 by www.india.com
In its new tariff order for 2020-21, the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission gave this relief in the wake of hardships faced by the poor section due to the coronavirus crisis. more information

29-May-2020

Pakistan: Government likely to raise electricity tariff by Rs2 per unit
29-May-2020 by www.pakistantoday.com.pk
It claimed that the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) will take a decision in this regard on June 3. more information

27-May-2020

This is how much Ontario’s COVID-19 electricity price freeze has cost
27-May-2020 by www.sudbury.com
The Ontario government’s decision to freeze electricity rates during the COVID-19 pandemic will cost taxpayers around $175 million by the end of May, the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) said in a report released May 22. more information

26-May-2020

Cheap oil will not help Turkey’s electricity prices
26-May-2020 by Hurriyetdailynews.com
A price hike in household electricity consumption is expected in the upcoming months despite historically low oil prices because of currency fluctuation and the structural design of the Turkish electricity market. more information

21-May-2020

Jamaica: JPS customers will see an increase in light bills this month
21-May-2020 by www.loopjamaica.com
This means that the average customer who consistently uses 165 kWh per month will pay about $483 more on their bill this month. more information

18-May-2020

Ukraine: Electricity prices for population to remain unchanged in 2020
18-May-2020 by Menafn.com
As Ukrinform reported, the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities denied reports about the alleged increase in electricity tariffs and called on the media not to spread false information. more information

11-May-2020

Pakistan: Cut in power tariff urged
11-May-2020 by www.thenews.com.pk
The SITE Association of Industry (SAI) has demanded the prime minister to order immediate reduction of 30 percent in the K-Electric tariff in the wake of lowest oil prices locally and internationally, a statement said. more information

07-May-2020

Canada: Ontario Extends Electricity Rate Relief During COVID-19
07-May-2020 by news.ontario.ca
Customers who pay time-of-use electricity rates will continue to be billed at the lowest price, known as the off-peak price, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. more information

05-May-2020

Nigerians’ll pay higher electricity tariffs, FG promises IMF
05-May-2020 by Punchng.com
According to details of the review published by the commission in January, for the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, residential customers in R3 category who were paying N27.20 per unit would have been paying N47.09, had the regime started on April 1, 2020. more information

30-Apr-2020

Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas, heating prices; electricity prices unchanged
30-Apr-2020 by Sofiaglobe.com
Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said that electricity prices will remain unchanged, while the natural gas price will be cut by 42.8 per cent, triggering a reduction in central heating prices starting April 1. more information

28-Apr-2020

Thailand: ERC orders Q2 power bills to be cut by 3%
28-Apr-2020 by www.bangkokpost.com
The limited measure is part of the 40-billion-baht nationwide relief package in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and is intended to reduce the cost of living for power consumers. more information

21-Apr-2020

Pump prices in Singapore remain unchanged despite plunge in oil prices
21-Apr-2020 by www.straitstimes.com
Fuel pump prices have not moved since late March, despite crude oil prices falling to below zero on Monday (April 20) before rebounding. Meanwhile, gas and electricity tariffs have not changed significantly from a year ago. more information

16-Apr-2020

Philippines: Meralco to increase rates this month
16-Apr-2020 by www.philstar.com
The overall rate this month rose by P0.1050 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), from P8.8901 per kWh to P8.9951 per kWh. This is equivalent to a P21 upward movement in the total bill of residential customers consuming 200 kWh. more information

13-Apr-2020

Coronavirus crisis: Indian states announce electricity tariff cut, tax incentives to industrial cons
13-Apr-2020 by www.businesstoday.in
From subsidised electricity to stimulus package, state governments have announced a slew of relief measures for the industries in wake of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic that has derailed the economy. more information

07-Apr-2020

India: Maharashtra Government Announces 8% Cut In Electricity Tariff For Five Years
07-Apr-2020 by Bloombergquint.com
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved a move to cut tariffs by an average of 7-8 percent as part of the move, which is first such measure in the past 10-15 years. more information

02-Apr-2020

Singapore: Electricity tariff to fall 5.1% from April to June
02-Apr-2020 by www.channelnewsasia.com
Households will see a drop in the tariff from 24.24 cents to 23.02 cents per kilowatt hour, said SP Group in a media release. more information

01-Apr-2020

UK: Fuel prices suffer biggest weekly fall since records began due to coronavirus
01-Apr-2020 by The Sun
The average cost of a litre of petrol was £1.12 on Monday, compared with £1.20 seven days earlier. more information

23-Mar-2020

China cuts electricity costs of enterprises from February to June
23-Mar-2020 by www.xinhuanet.com
The electricity price of enterprise users except those in high energy consuming sectors will be cut by 5 percent. The price reduction policy can benefit about 50 million users, accounting for about three quarters of all industrial and commercial users, the National Development and Reform Commission said. more information

19-Mar-2020

Bolivian government plans to reduce electricity rate by 30% of April bill
19-Mar-2020 by www.eju.tv
The Government, by means of a Supreme Decree, decided this Wednesday to reduce the electricity rate of the household category by 30% for April billing, due to the emergency and quarantine due to the outbreak of coronavirus. more information
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