Hennig-Kloska announces a review of electricity tariffs

In April this year, a key energy tariff review will take place, which will find the future of the energy price frost mechanism. In a Friday interview with money.pl, climate and environment minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska announced that the government would decide on further steps after analysing the marketplace situation.

Government objective: Gentle exit from energy price freeze

Minister Hennig-Kloska stressed that the government's precedence was to further reduce energy prices in the wholesale market. "Our nonsubjective is to further reduce energy prices in the wholesale marketplace so that tariffs go below the maximum price under the Act. We request to step out of price frost in a mild way so that it does not stimulate inflation and rise bills. In April we have a planned next tariff review, after which the government will decide what to do next," said the head of the MKiŚ.

The government declares that the energy price frost mechanics will be extended for as long as it will be essential to defend Polish families from costly effects. "The government will extend the mechanics of freezing energy prices for as long as it takes to defend Polish families from costly prices," the Minister assured.

Windmill Act: Compromise and fresh solutions

The conversation besides addressed the subject of the alleged Windmill Act. Minister Hennig-Kloska informed that a compromise had been reached on the issues at issue. "We have reached a compromise, we have settled the dispute. As a consequence of the comments submitted by the Minister of Infrastructure, the distance of 1H from national roads and highways was recorded in the Act, but this is simply a rule in practice utilized erstwhile designing fresh investments in wind turbines" - she explained.

In addition, the Act contains provisions facilitating the modernisation of existing windmills, alleged repovering. "We have added the component of modernization of existing windmills, alleged repowering, on simplified terms. We presume that specified repovering will shorten from 5 years to 2.5 years, that is, half the investment time," said the minister.

The Act besides includes support for biomethane. "There is besides a biomethane component in the bill, we introduce a support strategy that will let it to be mixed with gas and injected into the network," added Paulina Hennig-Kloska.

What's next for energy prices?

The tariff review in April will be a key minute for the Polish energy market. The decisions taken by the government will affect not only energy prices but besides economical stableness and inflation. Minister Hennig-Kloska assures that the government will take action to defend consumers from abrupt increases in bills.

It is worth following further decisions of the government, which may importantly affect the financial situation of Polish families.

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