The ban on power cuts for consumers who have not paid the readjustment clause is extended

The Court of First Instance’s interim order prohibiting the disconnection of power to vulnerable residential consumers who have not paid the readjustment clause is extended.

The appeal of consumer associations and professional groups against the electricity readjustment clause was discussed in court today, with the interim measures procedure, the hearing of which had been postponed to June 1 so that the Supreme Court could decide whether or not the case would become a pilot. trial following a request from PPC. Following the rejection by the Supreme Court of the pilot trial, the appeal filed by EKPOIZO and INKA, assisted by the Plenary of Presidents of Bar Associations and other professional organizations, requesting the annulment of the provision charge adjustment clause in the electricity supply contracts, was examined today in the Court of First Instance.

The applicants told the court that they are seeking the repeal of the readjustment clause as well as the refund of money paid by consumers, pointing out that based on recent government decisions, the readjustment clause has not been abolished, but only suspended.

During the discussion of the application, the president of GENOP-PPC Giorgos Adamidis stated, among other things, that “enormous problems have been created, we had predicted the tsunami since December 2020 and had even sent a letter to the minister Kostas Hatzidakis. With the way the Greek energy market will create a cartel and prices will rise. I was also deceived when PPC told me that the Energy Regulatory Authority enforces the adjustment clause. I was one of those who said that enforcement is RAE’s mandate while this is the biggest lie”.

The Court of First Instance, with the postponement of the trial, had issued, on June 2, a temporary order, accepting the relevant request of the plaintiffs, with which it prohibited power cuts on household tariffs C1 and C1N of vulnerable customers based on article 52 of Law 4001/2011 until today in view of the discussion of the action.

Today, after hearing the case, the court renewed its temporary order banning power outages pending its decision on the lawsuit.

It should be noted that the group of consumers affected by this order is in accordance with the relevant law:

– the financially ill Household Customers affected by the Energy Poverty,

– those who themselves or persons who live with them depend to a large extent on the continuous and uninterrupted supply of energy, such as persons who require mechanical support and need a continuous supply of electricity to operate support devices or monitor vital functions,

– senior citizens who have reached the age of 70 provided that they do not live with another person who has not reached the same age limit, customers with serious health problems, and

– customers in remote areas and especially on non-interconnected islands.

The court’s decision is expected in the coming months.

SOURCE: APE-ME