The reporter learned from the Jiangsu Province Price Bureau on the 11th that according to the spirit of the “Notice on Clearing the Preferential Electricity Prices of High-energy-Consumption Enterprises†and other relevant regulations of the Ministry of Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China, the decision was taken from September 1 onwards. Some enterprises in the province with energy consumption exceeding the limit imposed punitive electricity prices and eliminated the differential electricity prices.
According to reports, there are seven companies that have implemented punitive tariffs. The punitive tariff is more than double the limit. The markup is 0.30 yuan per kilowatt-hour; if it is more than double the ceiling, the markup This is 0.10 yuan per kilowatt-hour. At the same time, Jiangsu Province implemented elimination of differentiated electricity prices for some of the 149 enterprises in the province. The rate of increase was 0.30 yuan per kilowatt-hour.
Ding Jian, head of the Price Division of the Jiangsu Provincial Price Bureau, said that the purpose of implementing a punitive tariff in Jiangsu Province is to use price levers to promote energy conservation and emission reductions. The screening of ultra-energy-consuming enterprises (products) and phase-out equipment was strictly in accordance with the requirements of relevant state departments, and a rigorous investigation and assessment process was conducted.