Energy market watchdog approves new gas tariffs, 8% price hike for large buyers

The Energy Regulation Office has adopted new tariffs for natural gas supplier PGNiG, where retail gas prices are set to increase by 1.6 percent, while prices for major clients by 8 percent for methane-rich gas and 7.9 percent for nitrogen-rich gas, PGNiG stated.  The price increase is dictated by higher oil and gas prices on northern and western European wholesale markets. The prices for large buyers is set for the period between April and June 2017, while the price for retail clients will be implemented in April and stay unchanged until the end of the year.