People’s indignation at repeatedly inflated tariffs ΔΕΗ now acts like a tsunami, sweeping society. In a show of coordinated social anesthesia, ΔΕΗ sends bills to citizens in which the amounts claimed very often exceed the pensions and salaries of the people who are called upon to pay the exorbitant surcharge. A situation has arisen where […]
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Entrepreneurs in Patras turned off the lights and took to the streets
In Patras and other towns in the Peloponnese, catering entrepreneurs turned off the lights on Wednesday evening and marched through the streets with candles to protest exorbitant electricity bills. Holding signs reading “Electricity is killing us” and shouting slogans, they marched with the support of their fellow entrepreneurs and local residents. The protesters demanded from […]
Rhodes hotel owner goes on hunger strike over exorbitant energy bills
A 30-year-old hotel owner on the island of Rhodes went on a hunger strike near the Public Energy Company (ΔΕΗ) due to exorbitant energy bills that she is unable to pay or repay in installments. In an interview with the local newspaperRhodiacs» A woman who owns a small hotel in downtown Rhodes said she was […]
Increasing electricity prices: how profitable is the situation with subsidizing consumer bills
Much of the increase in electricity prices has been offset by consumers. Subsidies began in September 2021. Kostas Skrekas, Minister of the Environment and Energy, assured that subsidies will be provided as long as the energy crisis lasts. The period of time when energy prices were formed both in the international market and in our […]
Electricity bill subsidy increases
Increased subsidy for payment of electricity bills in December. The government is introducing a new supplementary subsidy to pay electricity bills for households and small businesses, in an effort to mitigate the widespread surge in price per kilowatt-hour. According to the newspaper “Τα Νέα”, in the near future the Minister of Energy will announce an […]
Light bills: 8 out of 10 households will receive a discount
Environment and Energy Minister Costas Skrekas spoke about two actions taken by the government to support electricity suppliers this morning on Greek TV. According to him, eight out of ten households are covered by the government’s program to curb the rise in electricity prices. In particular, these are: monthly subsidy in the amount of 9 […]
DEI social account: how to apply, who is eligible for benefits
Applications to IDIKA for inclusion in the DEI social tariff started on Thursday, September 16. Applications for receiving a social (preferential) tariff are checked on the basis of data from the register of vulnerable categories of citizens, tax returns for 2020, income and household composition. Citizens who applied from September 16, 2021, and before the […]
Electricity discount for 80% of households
“The subsidy that we will provide as a state applies to all suppliers, as well as DEI and other alternative companies,” said Minister of Environment and Energy Costas Skrekas. Speaking on SKAI, he stated that the government “responded immediately to the rise in world energy prices in terms of electricity and gas. Greece is the […]
Summer is gone, light bills are coming
Electricity consumers will face an increase in bills of up to 50% as early as September, according to energy suppliers. Citizens will be quite surprised when they receive their electricity bills for August over the next month, as they face a 35% -50% increase in tariffs, depending on the purchase prices and contracts of the […]
“Electroshock”: increase in the DEI tariff
From 1 August this year, Greece has been raising electricity tariffs. There are only 10 working days left until August 1, when the increased electricity prices will come into effect. The word “electric shock” is too short to describe what actually awaits households and businesses in the near future when they receive their electricity bills. […]