Brussels calls for “limited measures” in Portugal to avoid more gas consumption
“To address the impact of high prices on consumers, Member States may, under current circumstances, extend the regularization of natural gas pricing, [mas] is that they are limited in terms of using the EU context measures that are not used for reduction, in particular the source of increasing official agency of the executive in response in response.
At issue is the one that came into force on August 9, in the EU, to voluntarily reduce 15% of the increase in consumption from August to spring 2023, increase storage in Member States and create a ‘cushion’ in the event of a non-Russian supplier rupture. .
One day, the Executive of António Costa raised the market raised later and returned to the Government, guaranteed to Lusa the Government’s initiative to share the European Commission regulated as institutions such as small companies facing an exceptionally high energy crisis in the current geopolitical context “.
“The Commission is in close contact with Portugal to understand all the details”, he adds.
Asked whether such a proposal is in line with European competition rules, the same official source adds that Brussels is “in constant contact with the Portuguese authorities on crisis response measures, to ensure that these are beneficial to consumers, remaining in compliance.” with EU law”.
On Thursday, the Government announced that it will propose increasing access for families and previous businesses to the market by increasing the diameters provided to allow increased access to families and announced increases to the increases foreseen to increase access to families.
According to the executive, it covers 1.5 million customers, with regular consumption of less than 0,000 m3.
In the case of electricity, since 2018, it is possible to change the free market to a tariff equipped to the regulated one, that is, by remaining a customer of a company, the consumer can benefit from the tariff defined by the Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE).
The market proposal, an offer specific to most liberalized markets, is an offer that is not specific to natural gas as it is considered the cheapest option for most liberalized markets.
The objective is for October to be implemented in force on 01, to be in force for 12 months, and it is necessary to change the legislation.
According to the latest ERSE deals, in March, there were 1,324,108 customers in the free market, of which 1,228,259 were domestic and 91,366 were small businesses, while no regular market had 227,405 customers, of which 207,336 were residential and 19,714 were small.
ERSE announced a 3.9% increase in the regulated natural gas tariff, compared to increases of more than 150% announced in the liberalized market.
With regard to price increase announcements, in the case of the 30 euros commercial increase measure and average increase, the Government decided to anticipate the disclosure of the measure.
As the responsible geopolitics due to the war in Ukraine has the States to be affected by the European energy market, 90% responsible for the gas that Russia consumes, for about 45% responsible, around 45% protection, in problems between States -members.
In Portugal, in 2021, Russian gas represents less than 10% of the total imported.