AGCM, seven companies in the crosshairs for electricity and gas increases to 7.5 million customers

Enel, Eni, Hera, A2A, Edison, Acea and Engie end up under the magnifying glass ofAGCM. In October, the Antitrust had launched investigations and adopted precautionary measures against Dolomiti, E.On, Iberdrola and Iren, now it replies with the companies mentioned at the beginning for the (still presumed) irregularities of the proposed changes to the price of electricity and gas and the subsequent ones renewal proposals of the contractual conditions.

They would be in contrast with the provisions of the Aiuti bis decree of August, which until 30 April 2023 suspends the effectiveness of the contractual clauses on the change in the prices of electricity and gas and the related notice communications, except in cases where the price changes had already been finalized before the entry into force of the decree itself. Specifically at seven it is contested “there no suspension of the communications of the proposal to unilaterally modify the economic conditions, sent before 10 August 2022 and, subsequently, the upgrade or renewal proposals of supply prices, of a pejorative nature, justified on the basis of the alleged expiry of the fixed-price offers”.

To be affected by the changes in economic conditions would be, on the basis of the data provided by the companies themselves, over 7.5 million customers between consumers, condominiums and micro-enterprises, 2.6 million of which would have already undergone a price increase unjustified. The companies, warns the AGCM, will have to suspend the application of the new economic conditions maintaining or restoring the prices applied before 10 August, and will have to inform the Antitrust of any initiative on the matter. In the next seven days, companies have the right to demonstrate the legitimacy of their way of proceeding so that the AGCM can confirm or not the precautionary measures.