Energy

Price cap on electricity ends

Scheme which used revenues for cost of living supports and may have raised up to €150 million will not be extended

The state first introduced the measure in December 2022 after it adopted EU proposals that capped the revenues of non-gas electricity generators such as wind, solar, oil and coal power companies

The government’s price cap on electricity has come to an end after just seven months in operation and will not be extended, the Business Post can reveal.

Following advice from the European Commission, the government has decided not to renew its cap on the cost of electricity, which may have raised up to €150 million from prices that exceeded the cap.

The state first introduced the measure in December 2022 after it adopted EU proposals ...