Further elements of the electricity tariff for home customers

The monthly base fee for the access to the low-voltage grid is part of the additional service tariffs for network use that must be approved by the national regulatory authority. The price includes the administration costs, the purchase of the withdrawal capacity and the costs associated with meter operation. The amount depends on the connected load:

The electricity tax is set annually in the budget law and varies depending on your annual consumption:

The contribution to the compensation mechanism is collected from every consumer. Its amounts are approved annually via a directive of the national regulatory authority ILR. The aim is to distribute among all consumers the additional purchasing costs of the network operators when they buy back electricity that was produced from renewable sources or from high-performance combined heat and power plants and that thereby benefits from a fixed remuneration. Please note that contributions to the compensation fund are currently negative for category A customers. This is one of the subsidy measures taken by the government aimed at stabilising electricity prices to help households in the context of the energy crisis. This measure is still in place until 31st December 2024.