According to RIA Novosti, in Russia for certain groups of consumers, including the population, electricity prices are set below the economically justified level.
According to Kolobov, the difference between the economically justified and the current level of the electricity tariff for the population in Russia is on average about 2-3 rubles per kWh (depending on the use of a gas or electric stove).
“That is, the current levels of electricity tariffs for the population in Russia are on average 30-50% lower than economically justified,” the expert said.
He stressed that at the same time Moscow is a constituent entity of Russia, where the population pays for electricity at tariffs that are as close as possible to economically feasible levels.
“There are also territories where it is not possible to bring the level of tariffs to an economically justified level.
For example, these are isolated and remote areas, where the economically justified level of tariff for consumers for objective reasons can reach 40-45 rubles per kWh with an actual tariff of 3-5 rubles per kWh, "added Kolobov.
Earlier, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the working group on the problem of the electric power industry of the State Council of Russia recommended that the government study the issue of creating new ways of targeted support of socially unprotected segments of the population.