“There is no consideration of restrictions or mandatory measures at this time, and where we are, it does not seem that there is a need for such a step,” a government spokesman said. Yannis Oikonomoureferring to the possibility of applying cost-saving measures energy from households.

Speaking to SKAI about the energy crisis, he said that “we must observe and record the situation accurately, without panic and without embellishment. Undoubtedly, a difficult winter is predicted.

He noted that the government is doing everything possible to ensure the sufficiency of energy and that Greece does not face extreme scenarios, as prescribed in a number of European countries.

Mr. Economou also touched upon the issue of prices, recalling that a program to support the September electricity bills in the amount of two billion euros is already being implemented.

The government spokesman also noted that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will make meaningful statements from the TIF stage on measured and measured measures.

Regarding the measures being developed by the Commission on the Energy Crisis, he said that the European Commission is late in taking the substance of the proposals of the Greek government and other countries of the South for significant interventions on natural gas and a cut-off from the price of electricity.

Emergency measures on the price of electricity by the Commission

The EU is planning an emergency intervention in the European electricity market and its structural reform, taking decisive action. They wanted to limit the jump in its price, which had already reached prohibitive heights. EE’s intention was announced yesterday by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of a meeting in Bled, Slovenia, explaining the current problematic situation with breakneck prices, she clarified that “the European electricity market was designed under completely different conditions and with completely different goals.”

The need for decisive initiative at the European level was prompted by German electricity futures contracts as they broke the €1,000 per MWh barrier for the first time to reach €1,050 and record a 6.6% increase.

The content and details of the emergency intervention planned by the Commission are still in the planning stages but are likely to be presented by the Commission next week. They are the result of intense pressure and appeals from a large number of Member States who have asked for a cap on electricity prices.

The Czech government has called for capping the price of natural gas when it is used to generate electricity. According to the Czech Energy Minister, among the ideas under consideration is the idea of ​​members of the Czech government to delink electricity prices from natural gas prices.