Government approves amendment to Energy Act

The Czech government approved an amendment to the current Energy Act which would give the state power to issue maximum prices for energy, Czech Television reported on Wednesday.

The cabinet also discussed the current form of the State Energy Policy, with the Ministry of Industry and Trade stating that it hopes to include some of the recent changes in Czech energy legislature into the document. The aim of these changes would be to specify certain targets and indicators within the document. The ministry also want to encourage communal energy sharing, which it hopes would make it easier for households, municipalities and companies to produce their own energy, mainly from renewable sources.

An amendment to the current law on electronic communications, that seeks to adjust tariff discounts for socially disadvantaged people, as well as the option to prioritise energy supplies for trains in extraordinary situations were also discussed at the Wednesday meeting.