The government made a commitment at the beginning of January to contain the electricity bill of VSEs on average for 2023 at 280 euros per MWh.
TotalEnergies will contribute up to a discount of 100 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) to the device planned by Bercy to contain the electricity bill of very small businesses (TPE), the energy giant announced on Monday, after of a meeting at the Ministry of the Economy. The government undertook on January 6 to contain the electricity bill of VSEs on average for 2023 at 280 euros per MWh, in order to protect those who do not benefit from the regulated sales tariff and who have renewed their contract for the supply of electricity. electricity in the second half of 2022, hit hard by soaring prices.
The Electricity and Gas branch of TotalEnergies “will contribute to it through a discount of 100 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) so that the electricity supply contracts signed during the second half of 2022 are reduced to an average annual price over 2023 of 280 euros excluding tax per MWh”the group said in a statement, “following the consultations initiated in recent days by the government”. This measure will benefit its 22,000 VSE customers (company with less than 10 employees with an annual turnover of less than 2 million euros).
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The group, whose CEO Patrick Pouyanné announced last week that it wanted to extend the system, has also confirmed “answer the call” of its 6000 SME customers (company with less than 250 employees with an annual turnover of less than 50 million euros) “who also signed their electricity contract in the second half of 2022”. So it goes to them “offer discounts on their contracts, to bring them down to 280 euros excluding tax per MWh over the year”as for TPEs.
In addition, the group will offer, to VSEs and SMEs who so wish, “a monthly payment mechanism to allow them to smooth out their expenses and thus facilitate their cash management during the winter”, said the same source. Lastly, it announces that it is publishing an update of the 12-month Horizon electricity tariff grid at this average tariff of 280 euros excluding tax per MWh for its new VSE and SME customers. EDF announced for its part that it would not communicate after the meeting organized by Bercy with the energy suppliers. The ministry also did not plan to communicate immediately.
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