Fixed-rate electricity bills illegal from May 1

TIRANA, May 10 – The Energy Regulatory Agency (ERE) has announced the deadline for payment of fixed-rate electricity bills has expired and that starting from this month fixed-rate bills will be banned.
ERE said in a statement that fixed-rate bills for household electricity consumers will be considered illegal starting from May 1, 2010. The new measure was announced after a decision ERE’s board of commissioners made last December on the final deadline of the application of fixed-rate bills for household electricity consumers who do not possess power meters.
According to ERE’s 2009 report, there are 84,000 consumers without power meters, affecting both the Energy Distribution System Operator (OSSH) privatized by Czech company, CEZ, and consumers.