Residential customers with the Electric Ireland and PrePayPower will see an increase in their gas and electricity prices from Monday 1st April. With an increase of 4% and 3.9% respectively this is a significant jump to the cost of residential energy.
The increase will add an additional €38 a year to the average electric Ireland customer, with PrePayPower customers expected to see an increase of €50 in their electricity bills.
Daragh Cassidy, Head of Communications at price comparison and consumer website, Bonkers.ie, said the main reason for the increases is that the price of energy on international markets still remains high.
“We import a huge amount of our energy from abroad,” he said. “We import gas, coal and oil, and unfortunately all of those fossil fuels are increasing in price and still remain very, very high on international markets. Unfortunately, this means that further price increase cannot be ruled out in the months ahead.”
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Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2019/0401/1039859-energy-bills-going-up-for-1-million-customers/?fbclid=IwAR1c6Ee5B5EEcAhj72UrXucOQcx2uDtQf9Tr7FsmWivjXDZ6-LW9mIvX518
