Premier Energy demands an increase in the price of electricity by over 30%. The tariff for household consumers could reach 4,64 lei/kWh

Electricity could become more expensive by over 30% for consumers served by Premier Energy. The company requested the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) to increase the price from 3,56 lei to 4,64 lei per kilowatt-hour, citing the increase in electricity procurement costs. The request was submitted to the regulatory authority on October 21, 2026.

According to the document, Premier Energy is requesting an extraordinary adjustment of regulated prices for 2026. The supplier claims that the average electricity purchase price has increased by approximately 10% compared to the level taken into account when setting current tariffs.

Specifically, when approving the prices in force, an average procurement cost of 2,62 lei/kWh was estimated. Following the expenses recorded in the first nine months of the year and the estimates for the last quarter, the company recalculated this cost to 2,89 lei/kWh, 27 bani more.

Premier Energy shows that these changes generated deviations of 7,7% of the regulated income taken into account when approving tariffs, exceeding the 1% threshold provided by the ANRE methodology for examining extraordinary adjustments.

Thus, for consumers connected to low-voltage networks, a category that also includes households, the company requests a price of 4,64 lei/kWh, 1,08 lei higher than the current one. If the request were fully approved, a household consuming 200 kWh per month would pay 928 lei, compared to 712 lei currently, i.e. 216 lei more per month, calculated without VAT.

The company also requests a change in prices for other categories of consumers: 3,88 lei/kWh at the exit points of the transmission networks, 3,91 lei/kWh for high-voltage networks and 4,10 lei/kWh for medium-voltage networks.

Premier Energy specifies that the calculations were based on the actual costs of energy purchased from Energocom, energy purchased on wholesale markets, transportation and distribution tariffs, as well as the need to recover accumulated tariff deviations.

The requested increase is not yet an approved rate. ANRE will examine the supporting documents and decide whether to fully, partially or reject the proposed adjustment.