The Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas, spoke to ANT1 about the problems caused by the bad weather “Elpida” and the power outages, the possibility of compensation for those affected and the subsidies for the electricity and gas bills.
“One can not say that everything went perfectly when households were left without electricity for days, after the bad weather,” said Mr. Skrekas, who said that HEDNO and its mechanism are trying to improve. He stressed that infrastructure projects are underway and a giant effort is underway to underground PPC cables.
Regarding the compensations, Mr. Skrekas stated that for the household appliances that were damaged by the power outages, the electronic platform has already been opened for the beneficiaries to submit their data and to declare the damage.
At the same time, he added that those who were left without electricity for more than 24 hours will be compensated, however he did not want to mention the amounts that are planned to be given.
He also stressed that HEDNO has started the installation of 4 million smart meters, which, as he said, will help the technicians to know exactly where there is a fault.
Regarding the subsidies for electricity and gas bills, the Minister of Environment and Energy said that they will be given in February and stressed that the subsidy will be proportional to the increase that will take place in the wholesale trade. “As long as the energy crisis lasts, we will support households and businesses,” said Mr. Skrekas.
For the program Save at Home, he mentioned that a 15-day extension has been given and as he said, many things have changed. He noted that applications belonging to very low incomes have increased by 3 times, while he stated that there will be beneficiaries and runners-up. Potentially those who apply will be able to proceed with the renovation, stressed Mr. Skrekas.
Finally, he referred to the subsidy for electric cars and stressed that it will increase by 30%.
Source: Capital
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