In the lobby of increases in his invoices water Several areas of the country are located to deal with increased operating costs in conjunction with their reduced revenue. water supply and sewer.
This is reported by well -informed sources of Newsit.gr from the energy field, adding that the new institutional framework provides for the possibility of increasing water invoices this year at least at the rate of inflation in 2024. This means that water supply, sewage tariffs (DEA) and ADA 2.6%.
However, if the operating costs are not covered, it may be proposed by DEYA and TOEB increase beyond inflation.
The proposals of the Water Companies and Organizations are submitted – in the way – to the Waste, Energy and Water Management Authority, which has the final reason for whether and what will be the adjustment of invoices.
However, most DEYAs etc. have not yet submitted their proposals to RAPAVE, while those who have submitted, according to newsit.gr, provide for increases in water invoices.
Particularly critical is, of course, what will happen to the invoices of EYDAP (Athens – Piraeus) and DEYAT (Thessaloniki), as they cover more than half the country’s population.
Newsit.gr reports that the government’s political intentions are not positive about increasing invoices in the two major cities of the country, despite the possibility of – the possibility of their institutional framework – growth by 2.6%, but also estimates by competent energy market circles in favor of this potential.
At the same time, the government is preparing a framework for tackling water scarcity through 10 billion investments. Euro, as reported yesterday (7.5.2025) by the Secretary General of the Natural Environment and Water in the Energy Ministry.
Sources of Newsit.gr at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Energy reports that according to a study done in 2021, that is, only 4 years ago, the necessary investments amounted to 5.5 billion euros.
That is, between 2021 – 2025 the necessary investments were almost doubled. And this, on the one hand, due to water scarcity and on the other due to an increase in the crowd of tourists coming to Greece (and thus water consumption).