Naturgy informs neighboring communities: Regulated gas tariff (TUR) will disappear on December 31

The measure, created in the heat of the energy crisis in October last year, was due to expire on December 31 this year, but the Government had not announced whether there would be an extension. However, a recurring ministerial order Selectra marketing company, in search companies report communities with regulated tariffs “A supply contract must be concluded with a free market supplier before October 15” and “before January 1, 2024. For those who do not do this”pass rate”, To add.

Despite the explicit nature of the text published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on September 26, Ministry of Ecological Transitionmake sure that this authority is only in compliance with the legislation – TUR neighborhood is a interim measure It will expire at the end of the year and they refrain from confirming whether this means there will be no extensions going forward. According to EFE sources from the department headed by Teresa Ribera, 6,700 neighborhood communities who accepted ENG Neighborhood gas.

Until a year ago, neighborhood communities had to hire one person. free market rate For ‘large consumers’ because of its size and demand energy –more than 50,000 kilowatts per year–, They prevented the interest rate from falling Regulated by the government, abbreviated: TUR (Abbreviation for “Rate of Last Resort”, although this does not mean that only he is addressed disadvantaged families but it works for any user it benefits individual users.

free rate It uses the regulated price as a price reference and is reviewed every three months based on the price of gas in the wholesale market, so they used to have similar prices. But inside spring 2021 Gas has begun to rise internationally and the Government decided in September 2021 to contain the impact on the regulated tariff (TUR) of this raw material by limiting its quarterly increase to 15%. In other words, it was a deferred payment, meaning that the difference between the real increase in gas and that limit was paid by consumers only later.

A. year laterSince the war in Ukraine has already progressed and gas prices are exorbitant, the Executive decided to subsidize this difference (between the actual increase in gas price and the 15% limit) and, in addition, to establish a special TUR rate for communities in Ukraine . So that all consumers can have the same level of assistance. The two rates (both individual and neighborhood TOUR) are due by the next date. December 31as well as other measures such as rebates electricity and gas tariff taxesbut the Government does not want to announce whether it will continue or reject them.

In the same article reaffirms Stating that the TUR neighborhood ended on December 31 this year, the Administrator gave users a moratorium one year to meet the possession requirement individual counter (by September 30, 2024 instead of September 30 this year) and thus avoid paying additional fees 25% of what they will receive as penalty To benefit from assistance.

According to Selectra, the change could result in invoice prices doubling. communities The smaller ones with an annual consumption of 150,000 kilowatt-hours allocated to TUR will increase from 6,600 euros to 13,500 euros, while the largest ones (with a consumption of 400,000 kilowatt-hours) will increase from 19,100 euros to 36,300 euros.