Go to mediabankMOSCOW, Oct 11The UK government plans to impose income caps on renewable energy companies to reduce the impact of increased energy prices on the country's residents, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the situation. According to the agency, representatives of the Ministry of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Britain held talks with the largest renewable energy providers on Monday evening. The agency declined to provide details, saying the government will continue to protect households from rising energy prices.Yesterday, 07:11 «Worse than Johnson.» In Britain, they thought about how to remove the TrussIt is noted that negotiations in Britain are built according to the scheme of the mechanism that was proposed to be introduced in the EU to establish a temporary income limit for companies that produce electricity at low costs. It is reported that the British government has already been in talks with industry representatives on the forthcoming winters against the background of the expected energy crisis. Then it was about the supply of electricity by «green» producers at fixed, not market prices. However, the talks fell through amid fears that prices for most electricity are already insured until the end of the year. The West has stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia over Ukraine. The disruption of supply chains has driven up fuel and food prices in Europe and the US. In the UK, the rising cost of living has hit millions of households. The country's energy bills have risen significantly. Against this background, British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced to announce a freeze on energy bills from October 1 for the next two years, so that the average annual bill for gas and electricity does not exceed 2.5 thousand pounds. energy for residents could cost the country an estimated £130bn ($150bn) in a year and a half. This comes as British energy regulator Ofgem announced in August that it was raising the maximum allowable annual electricity bill for consumers to £3,549 effective October 1, more than £1,000 more than the price cap proposed by Truss.
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