From May 1, onward the heating energy price will be nearly 200 EUR/MWh without VAT, according to the decision made by the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK).
From May 1 until December 31, the heating energy tariff set by LLC Rezeknes Siltumtikli will be 198.13 EUR/MWh, which is 4.6 times above the current tariff – 42.8 EUR/MWh.
Heating energy production tariff for this period of time will be 159.91 MWh, the heating energy transmission tariff will be 37.67 MWh, heating energy commercial tariff will be 0.52 MWh, and the natural gas excise tax component will be 0.03 EUR/MWh.
From January 1, 2023 onward, however, the tariff will be slightly lower – 195.88 EUR/MWh.
Rezekne municipality previously explained that the contract signed between Rezeknes Siltumtikli and JSC Latvijas Gaze ended in April.
According to information from the municipal administration, because the contract was signed under favourable conditions for the municipality, this allowed Rezekne to get through the heating season with a low heating tariff, whereas other Latvian cities experienced sharp tariff surges.
With the new procurement in April the company procured natural gas for the city’s needs for a price of 109 EUR/MWh, up 10-fold from the previous price.
Rezeknes Siltumtikli was registered in 1994. Its base capital is EUR 5.45 million, according to information from Firmas.lv. In 2021, the company operated with turnover of EUR 8.344 million and losses of EUR 967,240. Rezeknes Siltumtikli is owned by Rezekne City Council. (BNN/Business World Magazine)