“I expect to pay more for electricity and gas than before. If it should be ten percent or more, it will be tangible for me, “Pavel confided. But in the end, he could still be happy for the price increase by a tenth. World electricity prices have “skyrocketed” almost twice since the end of August and more than tripled in the last year.

According to the law, the existing customers of Bohemia Energy in Prague are automatically “taken over” by the local energy distributors or “suppliers of last resort” – the joint-stock companies Pražská plynárenská (PPas) and Pražská energetika (PRE). The former is 100% a city, while the latter continues to have a minority stake in Prague. “None of the current clients need to worry that these commodities will be disconnected. They will be able to sign up for any other supplier within the next six months. For more information, just follow the website, “said Jan Chabr (United Forces / TOP 09), Councilor for Property.

Both companies will gradually contact the customers affected by the demise of Bohemia Energy themselves. Up to 64,000 clients switch under Pražská energetika, and around 40,000 under Pražská plynárenská. However, customers also have the opportunity to choose a supplier and conclude an individual contract without delay. “If you do not intend to use the DPI service, enter into contracts with a new gas supplier in such a way that the request for reservation of distribution capacity for your supply point from the new supplier is delivered to us by October 16, 2021 within 8 hours,” Pražská plynárenská said in a bulk email.

In front of the PRE customer center in Jungmannova Street, there was a line of about thirty people on Thursday morning. “I waited for about a quarter of an hour and I’m glad I took the time. I have a new contract with a guaranteed price. Who knows if the price increase will not continue, “confided a man who introduced himself as Martin.

Negotiating long

On Thursday, PRE representatives were preparing to negotiate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Energy Regulatory Office on a new price setting and their “ceilings” for existing Bohemia Energy customers. “At this point, I can only say that the level of these prices will have to reflect developments in world markets. Today, power electricity is traded there for 136 EUR per MWh. Due to the increase in the price of electricity, we have increased the prices of our time since September 1, gaining seven percent with a guarantee of maintaining them until the end of the year, “said PRE spokesman Petr Holubec.

The price of power electricity is less than fifty percent of the total price for the consumption of shares, while the remaining part falls on regulated fees. On the contrary, it is likely that new contracts will be up to tens of percent more expensive than existing ones. Pražská plynárenská will “approach” in the DPI mode to supply gas at prices according to a special price list, which is on the company’s website. “If these customers decide to stay with us permanently, we will of course give them a direct offer,” said PPas spokesman Miroslav Vránek without further details.

According to the coalition leadership of Prague, the rise in energy prices will also need to be taken into account when drawing up the budget for next year. “This item plays a crucial role in selected contributory organizations of the city. And the very largest in the Technologies of the capital. the city of Prague, which is in charge of public lighting. However, on the contrary, the city budget is not turbulent changes in energy, but in construction due to rising prices of building materials, “said Pavel Vyhnánek, deputy mayor for the city coffers.