1 comment.Malta has one of highest rises in electricity prices in EU
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According to Eurostat, between the second half of 2009 and the second half of 2010, the highest increases in household electricity prices in national currency were registered in Lithuania (+31%), Cyprus (+23%), Greece (+17%) and Malta (+12%), and the largest decreases in the Netherlands (-8%), Luxembourg (-7%), Italy and the Czech Republic (both -4%).
Expressed in euro, average household electricity prices in the second half of 2010 were lowest in Bulgaria (8.3 euro per 100 kWh), Estonia (10.0), Latvia and Romania (both 10.5), and highest in Denmark (27.1), Germany (24.4), Cyprus (20.2) and Belgium (19.7). The average electricity price in the EU27 was 17.1 euro per 100 kWh.
Adjusted for purchasing power, lowest electricity prices in France, Finland and Greece…
When expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS), the lowest household electricity prices were found in France (11.3 PPS per 100 kWh), Finland (11.5) and Greece (12.8), and the highest in Hungary (25.7), Slovakia (24.7) and Germany (23.2).
In the EU27, household electricity prices rose by 5.1% between the second half of 2009 and the second half of 2010, after a fall of 2.3% between the second half of 2008 and 2009.
Household gas prices increased by 7.7% in the EU27 between the second half of 2009 and 2010, after a fall of 15.5% between the second half of 2008 and 2009.
… and lowest gas prices in Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and Ireland
Between the second half of 2009 and the second half of 2010, the highest increases in household gas prices in national currency were observed in Italy (+47%), Slovenia (+25%) and Bulgaria (+24%), and the largest decreases in Slovakia and the United Kingdom (both -6%) and Ireland (-4%).
Expressed in euro, average household gas prices in the second half of 2010 were lowest in Romania (7.7 euro per gigajoule), Estonia (11.1), Latvia (11.3) and the United Kingdom (11.7), and highest in Sweden (30.3), Denmark (30.1), Italy (21.9) and the Netherlands (19.8). The average gas price in the EU27 was 15.9 euro per gigajoule.
When adjusted for purchasing power, the lowest household gas prices were recorded in Luxembourg (10.9 PPS per gigajoule), the United Kingdom (11.6), Ireland (12.7) and France (14.0), and the highest in Bulgaria (26.9), Hungary (25.1) and Sweden (23.8).
These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
I realy wanted to know this exciting news, we already know that we are being ripped off my the water and electric boards. The prices will not come down for a few years yet, perhaps we all need to revolt, and have a public demonstration, like Greece and UK.