Universal Service Electricity Purchases Fall to 13 Percent of Total Consumption in March

Customers using a universal service purchased 13 percent of all the electricity consumed in March, a drop of three percentage points compared to February. At the same time, the amounts of electricity purchased by customers holding a contract rose to 87 percent of total consumption.

The average electricity consumption amounts of universal service clients are clearly smaller than those of clients holding a contract, as shown by the fact that in consumption point numbers, universal service users hold a 30 percent share. The other 70 percent of consumption points have an electricity purchase contract. The share of customers holding a contract grew by approximately two percentage points in a month.

Out of all customers holding a contract, 83 percent have signed a limited-term contract, while the other 17 percent have an unlimited-term contract.

Since the start of April, 1009 customers have changed their electricity seller despite already having a valid contract with another seller in March.

In March, the market shares of balance providers by electricity volume (including electricity consumed as a universal service and in network losses) were as follows: