The Carinthian Chamber of Commerce sounds the alarm: High costs endanger the competitiveness of companies.
Not only private households are currently plagued by horrendous energy costs – Carinthian industry is also suffering from the high costs. “This is extremely damaging to our economy,” warns Jürgen Mandl, President of the Carinthian Chamber of Commerce. But the official does not blame Kelag for this, but locates the error somewhere else: “The merit order system plays an important role here. And the high energy costs are endangering our competitiveness.” And the figures also prove this. A study by the economic research institute shows that if energy prices remain high, Carinthian production could collapse by up to three percent if no countermeasures are taken; jobs are also at risk. “To prevent this, we don’t just need short-term measures. The bureaucracy also needs to be changed. Because it can’t be that you have to wait forever for alternative forms of energy,” says Michael Velmeden, Chairman of the Industry Division. In addition, it is also important to look for a substitute for gas. This could be hydrogen, among other things. Tratnik
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