in 2023, electricity prices for companies will be around EUR 200 per MWh
Slovenian businessmen, like their peers abroad, are eagerly waiting for the price of electricity next year. Concerned about the impact of the expenditure on their competitiveness, they sought a meeting with Prime Minister Robert Golob.
The consultation on electricity prices and subsidies in 2023 in Slovenia was attended by representatives of eight business associations.
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob said that the price of electricity with subsidies should be around 200 euros per MWh. He claimed that the business environment for Slovenian companies will be no worse than for the competition.
Germany will use the same subsidy model for companies
Golob said that prices on the electricity market have started to decrease. It is possible that they will fall further in the coming days, he added, but with the warning that he no longer advises companies to wait to sign supply contracts for next year.
Golob said that it was good news that Germany had decided on the same model of subsidizing the price of electricity for companies as Slovenia, and asserted that his government had done everything allowed by European state aid regulations.
If a more favorable model appears and the EU approves it, Slovenia will implement it, he added.
He estimated that the price of electricity with subsidies for medium-sized companies would range between 190 euros per MWh and 210 euros per MWh, and 170 euros per MWh for energy-intensive production.
Golob added that the government is looking for a solution to align the due date of invoices with the subsidy deadline, so that the liquidity of companies is not at risk. He said the issue would be resolved in January.
Šimonka: Only dialogue can save us
“Dialogue is the only thing that leads us to a bright future,” said Tibor Šimonka, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Slovenia.
The Government of Slovenia recently adopted a plan to help the economy in relieving the burden of high energy prices. The €1.2 billion scheme includes subsidies and liquidity loans.
Subsidies should cover between 40% and 80% of eligible costs.
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