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24-Jun-2019

Electricity price rises capped at 2 per cent in Tasmania for 12 months

24-Jun-2019 by www.examiner.com.au

It means an average price rise of $40 for a typical residential customer, and $45 for a small business. more information

18-Jun-2019

India: Uttar Pradesh power utility proposes 25% hike in electricity tariffs

18-Jun-2019 by https://www.business-standard.com

Against the prevailing power tariff of Rs 4.90 per unit for the first 150 units of monthly consumption, UPPCL has proposed to increase the slab by more than 26 per cent to Rs 6.20 per unit. more information

17-Jun-2019

China: Electricity price cuts save companies 125.79 bln yuan

17-Jun-2019 by www.xinhuanet.com

China aims to lower the power tariff by another 10 percent on average for the industrial and commercial users this year, according to the annual government work report published in March. more information

13-Jun-2019

India: Electricity tariff to be revised by July end

13-Jun-2019 by www.hindustantimes.com

As keeping power tariffs low was a key poll promise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), electricity charges have not been hiked in the capital in the last three years. more information

12-Jun-2019

Ireland: Electricity prices to come down as 'green levy' to be halved under plan

12-Jun-2019 by www.independent.ie

The regulator is proposing the levy goes from €47.40 a year to €26.15. more information

11-Jun-2019

Lights out: the price hikes leaving millions of South Africans in the dark

11-Jun-2019 by Guardian

Electricity costs have tripled in the past decade under a utility company plagued by debt and corruption claims, wiping out decades of progress. more information

10-Jun-2019

Ukraine: NBU predicts rise in price of electricity in Ukraine since July

10-Jun-2019 by Galpost.com

Earlier it was reported that the Cabinet introduces price caps on electricity. more information

09-Jun-2019

Four states account for more than half of U.S. wind electricity generation

09-Jun-2019 by U.S. Energy Information Administration

In the United States, producers generated 275 million megawatthours (MWh) of electricity from wind power in 2018. Of that, more than half came from just four states: Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Kansas. Five other states—California, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Colorado—provided another 20% of total wind generation in the country. more information

06-Jun-2019

Lao gov't aims to lower electricity prices

06-Jun-2019 by www.xinhuanet.com

The Lao ministry is focusing on developing a renewable energy supply so that the country is less dependent on imports from other countries more information

05-Jun-2019

France rules out electricity tax cut, to review prices in 2020

05-Jun-2019 by Reuters

The French government ruled out lowering value added tax on electricity prices but will review the calculation method for state-controlled utility EDF’s regulated tariffs next year, the environment minister said on Monday. more information

03-Jun-2019

Dramatic falls reported in gas and electricity prices in Ireland

03-Jun-2019 by www.irishnews.com

Gas prices fell by 43 per in May compared to the same month in 2018, while a 17 per cent fall was reported in the cost of electricity, averaging 4.26p/kWh for May. more information

31-May-2019

Pakistan: Electricity prices increased by 55 paisas per unit

31-May-2019 by www.pakistantoday.com.pk

The decision has been made under April’s fuel price adjustment. An additional burden of Rs5.20 billion will be put on the consumers after the hike in the prices. more information

29-May-2019

The price of electricity in Spain in 2018 was the most expensive since Eurostat made its statistics

29-May-2019 by www.abc.es

Spanish households had never paid such expensive electricity: 24.77 cents per kWh, as confirmed by Eurostat results. more information

28-May-2019

Ten things Nigeria's Buhari will have to deal with in term two

28-May-2019 by Bloomberg

Buhari is an advocate of low gasoline prices, believing they’re one of the few benefits that Nigerians get from the state. They’re capped at 145 naira a liter ($0.40, or $1.51 a gallon), which makes Nigeria the sixth cheapest country in which to fill up your tank, according to GlobalPetrolPrices.com. more information

27-May-2019

Egypt: Electricity prices to increase by 14.9% in July

27-May-2019 by Egyptindependent.com

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended the plan until July 2021 so that it will last eight years instead of five to ease the financial burden on citizens. more information

Cyprus records highest electricity price increase in EU

27-May-2019 by www.ekathimerini.com

The price of electricity on the island spiked by 19.6 percent. more information

23-May-2019

In the Baltics, prices are rising due to "energy independence" from Russia (in Russian)

23-May-2019 by www.rubaltic.ru

The price of electricity in Lithuania and Latvia has increased by 9% over the past month, and by 5% in Estonia. The reasons for the rise in price were unfavorable weather conditions and low capacity of the power grids connecting the Baltic States with the power system of the European Union. more information

21-May-2019

Germany: Electricity prices for households are higher than ever (in German)

21-May-2019 by www.topagrar.com

In the first three months of this year alone, about two-thirds of the 826 basic utilities in Germany have increased electricity prices - by an average of around 5 percent. more information

20-May-2019

Peru: Bill examines the possibility of increasing electricity bills by 60 soles

20-May-2019 by diariocorreo.pe

The National Society of Industries seeks that more than 15 thousand SMEs can access the possibility of negotiating better electricity rates more information

17-May-2019

New Zealand electricity prices retreat from recent high

17-May-2019 by www.xinhuanet.com

A fall in electricity generation prices from unusually high levels late last year mainly influenced the fall in both input and output producers' prices in the March 2019 quarter, New Zealand's statistics department Stats NZ said on Friday. more information

16-May-2019

Malaysia: New electricity tariff depends on EC review

16-May-2019 by www.nst.com.my

New electricity tariff will depend on the next review by the Energy Commission while coal and gas prices through the imbalance cost pass through (ICPT) mechanism will likely be maintained. more information

14-May-2019

Taiwan: Summer electricity rates to kick off June 1

14-May-2019 by Focustaiwan.tw

Consumers with average household energy consumption of 300 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month during the non-summer period are expected to use an average of 40 percent more electricity, or 420 kWh, per month during the summer. more information

10-May-2019

Namibia’s energy regulator approves 2.5 percent cut in bulk electricity tariff

10-May-2019 by www.newsghana.com.gh

The new rate will come into force from July 1 until June 30 next year. The approved tariff decrease is applicable to all NamPower’s bulk customers, including regional electricity distributors, local authorities, regional councils, and mines. more information

09-May-2019

Belize: No news from BEL and PUC

09-May-2019 by Amandala.com.bz

BEL proposed no adjustments to the currently approved Mean Electricity Rate, the PUC puts it at 41.51 cents per kilowatt — an increase of some 0.4%, which has no impact on currently approved tariffs more information

08-May-2019

Catastrophic policies have made Romania energy dependent

08-May-2019 by Balkaninsight.com

The effects of the reduction in coal electricity production will begin to impact the country’s two gas-fired power plants, Brazi and Iernut. more information

Ghana: Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) will announce new utility tariffs in June

08-May-2019 by www.ghanaweb.com

The PURC had earlier on indicated that electricity tariffs will remain unchanged till July 1, 2019. more information

07-May-2019

Rising coal and gas costs push Australia electricity prices to record highs

07-May-2019 by Reneweconomy.com.au

The increase in coal and gas costs is significant – particularly in the light of a political debate which still turns on the false assumption that coal and gas offer the cheapest costs of generation. more information

02-May-2019

India: GERC cuts power tariff for residential consumers and farmers

02-May-2019 by www.businesstoday.in

For residential category, GERC has reduced the number of tariff slabs from 5 to 4 to simplify the present structure. more information

01-May-2019

Australia: How much will an EV add to the average household electricity bill?

01-May-2019 by thedriven.io

EV would add, on average, about 32% to the average usage component of a household electricity bill. more information

30-Apr-2019

Small businesses fear ‘huge’ electric bill increases under Pa.’s $500 million nuclear proposal

30-Apr-2019 by www.penncapital-star.com

The debate over Pennsylvania’s nuclear bailout proposal — which would require utilities to purchase clean energy credits from nuclear companies, resulting in millions of dollars of new revenue for the plants and higher energy prices for consumers. more information

29-Apr-2019

NSW lifts solar feed-in tariff range, as electricity prices refuse to fall

29-Apr-2019 by Onestepoffthegrid.com.au

Solar households in New South Wales could soon be paid more for the rooftop generated power they export to the grid, after the state’s recommended feed-in tariff benchmark was raised from the 2018-19 range of 6.9-8.4c/kWh, to 8.5-10.4c/kWh. more information

22-Apr-2019

Western Australia: Another electricity price hike on the cards for WA households?

22-Apr-2019 by www.solarquotes.com.au

2 per cent may not sound like a huge amount, but the West Australian says this would mean electricity bills have risen around 20 per cent in the last couple of years and there’s been a more than 100 per cent increase in electricity charges in WA since 2008. more information

19-Apr-2019

Power Distributors in Bulgaria Seek Significant Increase in Electricity Prices

19-Apr-2019 by www.novinite.com

The three electricity distribution companies in Bulgaria CEZ, EVN and Energo Pro have submitted applications to the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission seeking new increase in the prices of electricity as of 1st of July. more information

18-Apr-2019

USA: Nuclear plants owner says closure would raise electricity prices

18-Apr-2019 by www.toledoblade.com

The loss of Ohio's two nuclear power plants, despite producing more expensive electricity, would actually lead to higher prices for consumers in addition to dirtier air, the plants' owner told a House panel Wednesday. more information

17-Apr-2019

Vietnam: Electricity hike hits industry hard

17-Apr-2019 by www.retailnews.asia

Vietnamese manufacturers are set to increase their selling prices following the 8.36 per cent hike in electricity price that launched from March 20. more information

15-Apr-2019

France electricity bills rise to €1,000 per household

15-Apr-2019 by www.connexionfrance.com

Average bills per year are already €960, but with a 5-6% rise expected for 28 million customers in two months’ time, that number is set to breach the symbolic €1,000 per year threshold for the first time. more information

12-Apr-2019

Malta: Next government will see electricity prices rise again

12-Apr-2019 by www.maltatoday.com.mt

The expiry of the gas hedging agreement and ETS carbon prices will raise costs by 23% more information

11-Apr-2019

The costs of decarbonization

11-Apr-2019 by Physicsworld.com

The OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) says that “a mix relying primarily on nuclear energy is the most cost-effective option to achieve the decarbonization target of 50 g CO2 per kWh”. more information

09-Apr-2019

Philippines: Fuel prices, electricity rates for April

09-Apr-2019 by Businessmirror.com.ph

Electricity rates inched up to P10.5594 per kilowatt hour (kWh) this month from last month’s P10.4961 per kWh. The upward adjustment of P0.0633 per kWh will mean a slight increase of around P13 in the total bill of a typical household consuming 200 kWh. more information

08-Apr-2019

Malaysia's electricity prices only changes every six months, not sooner

08-Apr-2019 by www.nst.com.my

This is because the government via the Energy Commission has set the base tariff at 39.45 sen per kWh for the three years of 2018, 2019 and 2020. more information

04-Apr-2019

German households paying record prices for electricity

04-Apr-2019 by www.xinhuanet.com

In the first three months of 2019, about two-thirds of Germany's 826 basic utilities have raised prices, according to Verivox. The average adjustment of 5.2 percent affected around 6.8 million households. more information

03-Apr-2019

Electricity price to rise by 5.9 percent in France in move likely to anger 'yellow vests'

03-Apr-2019 by www.thelocal.fr

Ecology Minister François de Rugy said the price hike had been postponed over the winter, when electricity consumption is at its highest, because of the “yellow vest” movement but now must soon be implemented. more information

Electricity prices in Turkey see increase after local elections

03-Apr-2019 by Menafn.com

Turkey's government had frozen electricity prices for a number of months ahead of the polls. more information

02-Apr-2019

Singaporeans have mixed reactions to electricity price reduction

02-Apr-2019 by Theindependent.sg

The cost of electricity will go down by 4.7% in the next three months. This seemingly good news was announced by the SP Group, the government-owned electricity and gas distribution company of Singapore. more information

01-Apr-2019

South Africa: Eskom electricity prices – 1970 to 2019

01-Apr-2019 by mybroadband.co.za

From 2007 to 2017, tariffs increased by 333%, with this percentage expected to rise to 490% by 2021. more information

28-Mar-2019

South Africa: Electricity price increases to cost over 90,000 mining jobs

28-Mar-2019 by Northafricapost.com

Earlier this year, South Africa’s National Energy Regulator said that Eskom could hike tariffs by 9.41 percent in 2019, 8.10 percent in 2020 and 5.2 percent in 2021. more information

27-Mar-2019

Electricity costs from battery storage down 76% since 2012

27-Mar-2019 by www.utilitydive.com

Within the past year, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for lithium-ion batteries has fallen 35% to $187/MWh, according to the latest analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). more information

26-Mar-2019

Southern California Edison Updates Pricing Schedules For Business Clients

26-Mar-2019 by Lbbusinessjournal.com

As a result, the utility has shifted its most expensive period for electricity usage to take place between 4-9 p.m., instead of the previous noon to 6 p.m. schedule. more information

25-Mar-2019

France: How big oil could become big electricity

25-Mar-2019 by Oilprice.com

French Total led the way by buying local electricity retailer Direct Energie last year for more than US$1.7 billion. According to CEO Patrick Pouyanne, electricity will be the energy of the 21st century and Total is using every opportunity to expand there. more information

22-Mar-2019

China targets 10% reduction in industrial electricity costs

22-Mar-2019 by www.caixinglobal.com

The reduction will be also bolstered by a reduction in value-added tax (VAT). more information

21-Mar-2019

Vietnam hikes retail electricity prices by 8.36 pct

21-Mar-2019 by Reuters

Vietnam has raised its retail electricity price by 8.36 percent to an average of 1,864.4 dong ($0.0804) per kilowatt hour more information

20-Mar-2019

Egypt: Electricity price increase to be settled within 2 months, applied in July

20-Mar-2019 by Menafn.com

An increase in the tariff will be for households by 18-22%, while 30-40% will be for factories with an expected gradual increase. more information

19-Mar-2019

Taiwan: Ministry freezes electricity prices again

19-Mar-2019 by www.taipeitimes.com

The electricity review committee rejected Taipower’s proposal to raise power prices by 6.48 percent as the crude and coal prices are expected to fall. more information

18-Mar-2019

Singapore: Are our electricity prices one of the highest in the world?

18-Mar-2019 by www.gov.sg

As a small country with no natural resources, Singapore imports almost all our energy needs, for which we pay global prices more information

14-Mar-2019

Zimbabwe: 30 % electricity tariff hike

14-Mar-2019 by Zwnews.com

The rise in production costs following the devaluation of the local currency last month has led to Zimbabwe's power utility company to consider increasing electricity tariffs by as much as 30 percent. more information

Senegal: How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

14-Mar-2019 by www.allafrica.com

In sub-Saharan Africa, there are more people with mobile phones than access to electricity, as people are willing to commute to get a signal and/or charge their phones. more information

13-Mar-2019

South Africa: KZN electricity costs set to surge well over 13% in April

13-Mar-2019 by www.iol.co.za

On Thursday, the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) granted Eskom a 9.41% increase for the 2019/20 financial year. It kicks in on April 1. more information

11-Mar-2019

China: State Grid promises cheaper electricity for businesses

11-Mar-2019 by http://www.china.org.cn

The power price for commercial purposes went down 10.6 percent to 0.72 yuan (about US$0.11) per kwh last year, saving 79.2 billion yuan for businesses. more information

08-Mar-2019

Kenya: How you consume power now determines monthly charges

08-Mar-2019 by www.nation.co.ke

The classes, which saw electricity consumers automatically moved to higher bands if they consistently breached the 100 units a month consumption rate, kicked off on Wednesday with customers receiving text messages about the changes. more information

07-Mar-2019

Americas Solar Power Market, Forecast to 2022

07-Mar-2019 by www.prnewswire.com

Except for Chile, Latin American countries have lagged behind North American markets but are now experiencing considerable expansion due to favorable regulations that include auction systems and net metering policies. more information

06-Mar-2019

Vietnam: Electricity prices to increase by 8 percent this month

06-Mar-2019 by en.vietnamplus.vn

The retail electricity price will be adjusted from the current 1,720 VND (7 US cents) per kWh to 1,864 VND per kWh (8 cents) excluding value-added tax. more information

05-Mar-2019

Taiwan: Electricity prices projected to rise to NT$3.39 per kWh by 2025

05-Mar-2019 by Focustaiwan.tw

Electricity consumption in Taiwan is projected to grow by 1.86 percent annually from 2018 to 2025 and electricity prices to increase 29 percent to NT$3.39 (US$0.11) per kilowatt hour (kWh) by 2025. more information

01-Mar-2019

USA: Here's how much your electricity bill will cost on average in every state

01-Mar-2019 by eu.usatoday.com

Many factors can impact the price of electricity in a given area. For example, natural resources influence which fuel sources are more likely to be used to produce electricity, and weather conditions affect how much power is needed. In some areas, such factors can reduce the price of energy, while in others they may contribute to significantly higher prices. more information

28-Feb-2019

Electric Ireland to increase electricity and gas prices by 4% from April

28-Feb-2019 by www.irishtimes.com

Increase will add more than €60 on average to annual household energy bills. more information

27-Feb-2019

Japan: Kyushu Electric Power to cut household rates

27-Feb-2019 by www.nippon.com

The monthly electricity bill for an average household is expected to fall by 72 yen with the first price cut by the company since September 2008. more information

25-Feb-2019

Australia: Recommendations to reform electricity prices accepted

25-Feb-2019 by Utilitymagazine.com.au

The ACCC found in its retail electricity pricing inquiry that current discounting practices confuse consumers, as high headline discounts do not always result in lower electricity prices. For example, one offer available in the market with a 35 per cent discount cost the average customer $887 more per year than another offer that had no discount. more information

22-Feb-2019

Canada: Why the carbon tax will cost some Maritimes families more than others

22-Feb-2019 by Theconversation.com

This year, Canadian households will be paying for their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. How much each household pays will depend not only on the amount of energy they consume, but also on where they live. more information

21-Feb-2019

Delhi govt may continue subsidy on power tariff

21-Feb-2019 by www.millenniumpost.in

Under the current tariff regime, consumers are divided into 12 categories, including domestic, non-domestic, industrial and agricultural. more information

20-Feb-2019

New Zealand: Electricity Price Review proposes help for struggling households

20-Feb-2019 by www.stuff.co.nz

In September, the review reported that more than 100,000 households spent more than 10 per cent of their income on power bills. more information

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