From July 1, 2016, in Irkutsk Region, the single rate for electricity will rise, for city residents from 92 to 97 kopecks per kWh, for rural and suburban residents from 64.4 to 67.9 kopecks. Electricity in the region will remain the cheapest in Russia, and the tariff will be in effect until December 2016.
As reported in the order of the regional tariff service dated December 28, the single-rate electricity tariff will increase by 5% from July 1, 2016, in the Irkutsk region for rural residents and city dwellers. Thus, from 92 kopecks to 97 per kilowatt-hour for urban residents and for suburban areas — from 64.4 to 67.9 kopecks per kilowatt-hour.The tariff is set for six months — until December 2016.
The payment for urban residents of the region will increase by five kopecks per kWh, for rural residents - by 4 kopecks. At the same time, electricity in the region will remain the cheapest in Russia.
Recall that the following associations and categories of citizens are classified as equivalent consumers:
-religious organizations that are maintained at the expense of parishioners;
-non-profit associations of citizens (garage-building, garage cooperatives);
-associations of citizens purchasing electrical energy (capacity) for use in outbuildings belonging to them (cellars, sheds);
-citizens who own detached garages, purchasing electrical energy (capacity) for consumption for communal and household needs and not used for commercial activities, etc.
The last time the cost of electricity for the population increased was in July 2015. Then the price rose by eight kopecks.