The payment of Utility Charges to PPC’s accounts is suspended

Following the cooperation of the Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas, and the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Spilios Libanos, the protection measures from the effects of the international energy crisis are extended to the agricultural enterprises that are connected to the Middle Voltage. In particular, from November 1, 2021 until March 31, 2022, the payment of Utility Charges (SGI) for agricultural enterprises is suspended with the following basic consumption characteristics:

– Medium Voltage for agricultural use.
– Medium Voltage for agricultural use, for three-phase power supplies greater than or equal to 85 kVA.

The measure for the support of agricultural enterprises is foreseen in an amendment of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, in the draft law of the Ministry of Development and Investments entitled “Fair Development Transition and Regulation of Specific Depoliticization Issues”.

With the amendment, the Government actively supports agricultural enterprises, which are affected by the large price increases in energy costs. The legislation also stipulates that the payment of SGI charges is suspended for companies with the following consumption characteristics:

– Medium Voltage Industrial Use> 13GWh.
– Medium Voltage Industrial Use.
– General purpose Medium Voltage.
– Medium voltage industrial use, for three-phase power supplies greater than or equal to 85 kVA.

Under the measure, electricity suppliers will not include the relevant SGI charge in the electricity bills of their respective customers. The amount that is not debited is registered in a special field of the account with a note about the suspension of payment.

The SGI charges corresponding to the period November – March are expected to be repaid when the prices in the wholesale electricity market are de-escalated and evaluating the needs of the relevant special account. The time and method of payment will be determined by Decision of the Minister of Environment and Energy.

The Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas, stated: “We have made it clear that we will not leave households and businesses without protection in the face of this unprecedented energy crisis that is affecting Europe.” more than EUR 620 million for the period September – December, we extend our support to agricultural enterprises connected to the Middle East, and we stand by the primary sector at a time when electricity costs are being pushed by To permanently and steadily reduce the cost of agricultural production, the Government has instituted incentives to increase the use of Renewable Energy Sources, while implementing a comprehensive, coherent plan for the rational management of water and cost reduction. irrigation “.

The Minister of Rural Development and Food, Spilios Libanos, said: “From the very beginning, the Government stood by the producers who are experiencing the energy crisis and the increase in production costs. In this context, we have already implemented a triple package: the reduction of VAT on animal feed from 13% to 6%, agricultural oil on cooperatives, young farmers and those involved in contract farming, and now the suspension of SGIs. “measures for the practical support of producers. No one will be left alone.”