“Almost two months after the reintroduction of the electricity price compensation by ÖVP Economic Minister Hattmannsdorfer, which has been announced in the media, there is still no trace of concrete implementation. While in the public speech of targeted support for energy-intensive businesses, there is a standstill in industrial reality and a massive uncertainty in an already tense situation. And pure announcements replace none Planning security, ”criticized FPÖ industrial spokesman NABG today. Axel Kassegger and the free deputy energy spokesman NABG. Paul Hammerl.
“Many companies are currently in the decisive phase of their budget planning for 2026. But they still do not know what prerequisites they have to meet in order to benefit from the electricity price compensation. Although the media, mandatory investments in energy efficiency measures are mentioned, but what this means in detail, what measures are recognized and what the application process will look like is completely unclear,” emphasized Kassegger.
“The fact that the electricity price compensation is not a classic support, but a European-planned instrument to avoid distortions of competition in the field of industry, seems to be forgotten in the black-red-pink government. The EU Commission has again expressly asked the member states to use this instrument for location securing,” complemented Hammerl.
“The current situation is currently intolerable. Companies are currently making investment decisions in blind flight. The uncertainty undermines the urgently needed transformation towards energy -efficient, electrified industrial production. Therefore, we are calling for the immediate start of the electricity price compensation with clearly defined guidelines,” says Kassegger and Hammerl.
The government-above all ÖVP Economic Minister Hattmannsdorfer-is a duty not only to announce, but finally to deliver. The international location competition does not sleep. While countries like Germany secured electricity price compensation by 2030, Austria continues to be on the brakes, ”criticized Hammerl.
“Austria now needs reliability and efficient implementation and no further press conferences without a substance,” emphasized Kassegger.
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