Energy inspector Vangelis Panos spoke on the program “On Politics” and Filippos Filippakopoulos about the rises in electricity prices in the face of the heat wave as the need to use air conditioning increases. on the Nautemporiki channel.
Initially, Panos commented that “the heat waves started very early, which translated into large air conditioning needs, which generated an increase in demand”.
“The wholesale price of gas has increased”
He then explained that “The increase in demand since national natural gas units together with RES were unable to meet our needs, some other sources are also used such as imported energy and even lignite factories”.
“So we see that this also creates an increase in electricity prices”he added.
He also noted that “the wholesale price of gas has increased”, which leads, according to a first estimate, to an increase of 15%-10% in July”.
“It is expected that we will have increases that could even reach 20%”
“The wholesale price of electricity will exceed 100 euros per megawatt hour, while at times when we do not have help from renewable energy sources, that is, at night, the instantaneous price of energy even reaches 320 euros per megawatt hour. ”
At the same time, he warned about the possible security offered by a fixed blue tariff, because “if there are worse situations with more difficult weather conditions, then it is expected that we will have increases that could even reach 20%”.