Following the announcement of new electricity prices by the power suppliers, the government has announced the subsidies it will be paying for households and businesses for the month of December 2022. The total amount available for subsidies for the month is 435 million euros.

Electricity – domestic tariffs

For all supplies to primary and non-primary residences, regardless of income and supplier, the scales for December are as follows:

– For monthly consumption of up to 500 kWh, which covers 90 per cent of Greek households, the subsidy is 221 euros per megawatt/hour, or 22.1 cents per kWh.

– For monthly consumption of 501 to 1,000 kWh, the subsidy is 171 euros per megawatt/hour (17.1 cents per kWh). Additionally, households which achieve a 15 per cent reduction in daily consumption compared with the same period last year will receive an additional subsidy of 50 euros per mWh.

– For monthly consumption over 1,000 kWh, the subsidy will be 81 euros per mWh.

Families who are enrolled in the Social Residential Tariff will receive a subsidy of 269 euros per mWh.

Electricity – business tariffs

For commercial consumers with supplies of up to 35KVa, who consume up to 2,000 kWh in the month, the subsidy for December will be 183 euros per mWh.

For professional and commercial consumers with supplies of up to 35kVa who consume up to 2,000 kWh, as well as all other non-domestic tariffs for low-, medium- and high-tension supplies, the subsidy will be 34 euros per mWh.

For farmers there is a flat-rate subsidy of 221 euros per mWh.

Natural gas – domestic tariffs

The national gas supplier DEPA in collaboration with the other suppliers will give a flat-rate subsidy of 15 euros per thermic mWh for all domestic consumers. The measure affects 700,000 domestic consumers regardless of income, dwelling size or supplier.

Source: www.odigostoupoliti.eu

Free firewood on Gavdos

Meanwhile, on Gavdos, the smallest municipality in the Nomos of Chania, the authorities are distributing free firewood to all the island’s residents. For the first time this year, with the permission of the forestry department, the municipality has felled a substantial number of pine trees which had dried out or were visibly in danger of falling and causing damage, or of constituting sources of flammable materials in case of fire.

The felled trees have been cut up and shared out to the island’s inhabitants for them to use as fuel in their stoves and fireplaces. The initial needs of the island’s households have already been met and there is an equvalent amount left which has been stored for distribution when the first installment runs out.

According to an announcement on the municipality’s website: “this initiative took place in the context of a sincere effort by the municipality to promote Social Cohesion on our far-flung island, something which is growing thanks to the effect of our work as whole in the local community relative to the particular conditions which we are faced with. As the Municipality, through this initiative we have – at the least – been able to give a dynamic response to the uncontrolled energy crisis, creating in practice the warmth which as humans we are all entitled to!”

The project is being put forward as a candidate for the Innovation in Politics and other EU awards.

Source: Haniotika Nea, 18th November.