Cabinet plans to set electricity tariffs for population at UAH 2.64 - 4.8 per kWh from June - media

The Cabinet of Ministers plans to set tariffs for electricity for the population at UAH 2.64 - 4.8 per kWh from June.

RBC-Ukraine writes about this with reference to sources in the government and in the market, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

For those who consume up to 100 kWh of electricity per month, the electricity tariff will remain at the level of UAH 2.64 per kWh.

When consuming more than 100 kWh of electricity per month, the electricity tariff will increase to UAH 4.8 per kWh.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the member of the Verkhovna Rada from the All-Ukrainian Association Batkivshchyna faction, the first deputy head of the parliamentary committee on energy Oleksii Kucherenko considers the project of the government resolution, which proposes to increase the electricity tariff for the population from UAH 2.64 to UAH 4 8 per kWh, unfounded.

Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said that it is planned to establish a new electricity tariff depending on the volume of electricity consumption.

At the same time, the decision to increase electricity tariffs for the population will be made by the end of May.

The Cabinet of Ministers decided to leave the price of electricity for the population at the level of UAH 2.64 per kWh until May 31 (inclusively).