Gazprom proposes indexing tariffs for industrial consumers twice a year, issue under consideration - regulator

MOSCOW. June 10 (Interfax) - Gazprom has proposed indexing tariffs for industrial consumers twice a year, and the issue is under consideration, Federal Anti-monopoly Service chief Maxim Shaskolsky told Interfax.

"Gazprom is making proposals regarding tariff indexation. This issue is currently being scrutinized together with the company, the Energy Ministry and the Economic Development Ministry," he said.

"There is no decision on this. We will assess the impact of this tariff change on the cost of electricity, the cost of gas for consumers. So this issue has not been resolved yet. Yes, it is being looked at," Shaskolsky said.

Dmitry Vologzhanin, director of the Council of Energy Producers, said at the end of May that regulators were discussing the idea of raising gas prices for industrial categories of consumers, including energy, by 10% in the first and fourth quarters of each year.

Shaskolsky said on June 10 that there were no specific parameters for a possible increase in tariffs yet: "There is no exact figure. There are various proposals. There might have been 10%, but that does not mean that it will be 10%," he said.