In the 20th place among 33 European countries the price of electricity in Greece

Greece is ranked twentieth among 33 European countries in terms of electricity prices, according to data from the monthly HEPI survey on retail electricity prices in European countries. The survey is being conducted by the energy regulators of Austria and Hungary and the company Vaasa ETT.

According to the report published on the website https://www.energypriceindex.com/price-datadespite the large increases in recent times due to the international crisis, the average consumer price for electricity in Greece (Athens) stood at 21.04 cents per kilowatt hour in April compared to 27.48 which is the average in the 27 countries. – EU members. In the first place is Great Britain (London) with 65.61 minutes per kilowatt hour, followed by Copenhagen (53.84 minutes) and Vienna (48.81 minutes).

The report records a decrease in the price in our country last month by 11% due to – as he states – the higher subsidy from the government.

For natural gas, according to the report, the consumer price in our country in April was slightly higher than the EU average (13.24 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 12.69) and is ranked 12th. The most expensive country is the Netherlands (Amsterdam) with 30.76 minutes per kilowatt hour, followed by Vienna (24.5 minutes) and Stockholm (22.86 minutes). In contrast to electricity, in the gas sector there is an increase of 37% as it is pointed out that state subsidies only partially offset the increase in prices.

According to government announcements, the adoption of a new package of measures for the support of energy consumers is imminent, which is considered to include maximum prices, subsidies or a combination of the two options, with application in wider consumption scales, over 300 kilowatt hours per month subsidized. until today.