The German anti-monopoly regulator has launched an investigation into energy suppliers in connection with possible violations of the pricing procedure in Germany’s domestic market. In this respect informs Reuters cited the words of Andreas Mundt, head of the Federal Cartel Agency.
The article states that the reason for the launch of the corresponding investigation is consumer complaints about the increase in the costs of various types of fuel and the possible abuse of government restrictions on energy prices.
“We have already started enforcing the abuse ban. In particular, the planning of specific investigative actions is already well advanced. Finding a black sheep among thousands of suppliers with a wide variety of tariffs is not insignificant,” Mundt said.
He said that since the end of 2022, his office has received a four-digit number of complaints about energy prices. According to local consumer portals, electricity and gas tariffs from some suppliers in Germany are now exceeding government limits despite falling global gas prices compared to last summer.
April 9, German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck discussed Addressing the people of Germany, he stated that the establishment of new heating systems using fuel oil or gas is a “dead end”. He also emphasized that natural gas and fuel prices will rise steadily from 2027 as a result of EU emissions trading. For this reason, German citizens should switch to renewable energy sources (RES) as soon as possible.