The Cabinet of Ministers approved an increase in the price of nuclear power plant capacity for subsidies to new regions

The government adopted a resolution establishing a new premium to the price of nuclear power plant capacity in the first price zone (the European part of Russia and the Urals). The funds raised will be used to subsidize the supply of electricity to new territories at reduced tariffs. The resolution has already published.

By data According to Kommersant, lost revenue due to reduced energy tariffs in new territories in 2024 could amount to 36 billion rubles. Of this amount, 3 billion can be allocated from the budget, and 33 billion rubles. to collect through a new premium to the price of nuclear power plant capacity, Kommersant wrote on the eve of the meeting. However, following a meeting of the commission for the development of the electric power industry on December 8, the government stated that “the figure was not approved by the commission.”

As Kommersant wrote, tariffs in new territories will be brought to economically justified levels gradually, over ten years. Consumers will begin to pay a premium after the decision of the FAS as a tariff authority or the government’s decision on the amount of compensation comes into force.

This summer, the government appointed the structure of Atomenergosbyt (Single Supplier) as the supplier of electricity in the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. This year, 6.36 billion rubles were spent to compensate for lost income and costs due to new regions. budget funds.

Read more in the publication “Kommersant” “New regions will receive nuclear subsidies”.

Anastasia Larina