Industry at odds with gov’t

Energy-intensive industrial enterprises are now considering the threat of the suspension of ETMEAR payments (the fee in favor of RES) as a last resort to pressure the government to disburse a total amount of more than 400 million euros that should have started to reach their coffers gradually from 2021 to 2024.

These are approved amounts under the European State Aid Directive to support the competitiveness of energy-intensive industrial enterprises, with industry representatives recommending a halt to ETMEAR payments, which will be decided in September.

The patience of the domestic energy industry, after a series
of letters and fruitless contacts with the relevant government agencies, seems to be running out after the suffocating pressures on operating costs exerted by the new high fluctuations in electricity prices.

Industry representatives tell...