Electricity prices: good news for companies, the State will bear part of the bill – The Independent

The Minister for the Ecological Transition announced it on BFMTV this Sunday evening. Faced with the electricity bill which promises to be high for businesses next year, the government has decided to act. This Sunday, October 23, the Minister for Energy Transition announced the establishment of “an electricity guarantee”. With this device, the State undertakes to “take (support) part of the bill that companies must pay”. Read also: Energy sobriety: France risks massive power cuts even in the event of a “normally cold” winter, EDF alert Aid set up in 2023 To which “part” is the minister referring? “The so-called Arenh part which gives access to a bill of around 50 euros per megawatt is already protected and on the remaining 50%, we will take part of the cost between a reference price and the reality of the prices paid by companies”, she detailed on the set of BFMTV. The minister clarified that “this proposal” will be implemented in 2023.