Polish household power bills to rise by 24% in 2022 (updated)

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17/12/2021 13:55

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    Dec 17 (Reuters) - Customers of Polish energy companies Enea
 ENAE.WA , PGE  PGE.WA , Tauron  TPE.WA  and Energa  ENGP.WA 
will have to pay around 24% more for energy in 2022, based on
tariffs approved by Poland's Energy Regulatory Office on Friday.
    The tariff increase amounts to about 21 zlotys ($5.14) net
per month.
    The regulator cited high wholesale energy prices and the
costs of purchasing CO2 emission rights as reasons for higher
energy bills.
    The new tariffs will come into effect from Jan. 1.
    Separately, the regulator approved a new tariff that will
see household customers of state-controlled PGNiG  PGN.WA  pay
more for their gas.
    The increase means that a consumer using gas to prepare
meals will pay about 41% or 9 zlotys per month more for their
gas, while those who use a lot of gas, for example to heat their
homes, will pay about 54% or 56 zlotys more.
   ($1 = 4.0880 zlotys)

 (Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka  Editing by Jason Neely and Mark
Potter)
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