Czech Prime Minister Fiala to meet suppliers today over published energy prices

Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) will meet representatives of energy suppliers and public authorities today to discuss published energy prices. The main topic of the meeting is expected to be changes to the published data on electricity and gas prices. So far, the Energy Regulatory Office (ERÚ) and the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) have only been able to work with suppliers’ list prices. The meeting is a response to reports published last week by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, which are based on this data and show that, compared with other European countries, Czechia was among the most expensive in Europe in the second half of last year.

Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Síkela (STAN) also responded to the situation last week. On Sunday, he said on Czech Television’s Otázky Václava Moravce programme that he wants to add a requirement to an amendment to the Energy Act obliging energy suppliers to report to the Energy Regulatory Office the actual prices at which they sell energy to end customers. The Chamber of Deputies is currently debating the proposed amendment to the Energy Act, and Síkela wants to add the requirement for suppliers to report actual prices to the regulator through a parliamentary amendment.