Czech energy regulator plans tariff changes to better reflect network costs

The Energy Regulatory Office (ERÚ) plans to change tariffs for high- and very-high-voltage levels from the beginning of next year. Charges for using the electricity system at these voltage levels will henceforth be based on reserved input capacity and maximum demand. Charges for reserved capacity and for exceeding it will be abolished. The regulator says the changes should contribute to more efficient use of the electricity system and free up capacity. ERÚ announced the plans today. The changes will mainly affect generators, local distributors and customers, with high- and very-high-voltage customers largely comprising major industrial consumers.

„Charging for the power component of electricity consumption will mean that consumers pay prices that reflect the actual costs they cause in the network. This will encourage them to use their reserved capacity more rationally in relation to their consumption. The capacity gradually freed up in the networks, amounting to as much as several thousand megawatts, will be used to connect new renewable energy sources and consumption points,“ said Stanislav Trávníček, chairman of the ERÚ Council.