The changes are related to both the increase in the natural gas prices in the global markets and the amendments to the service tariff of distribution system operator Gaso (hereinafter – Gaso), which was approved by the Public Utilities Commission (hereinafter – PUC) on 30 April this year.
At the Baltic Gas Market Forum, happening within the framework of the Baltic Energy Forum on June 2 of this year, the participants of the regional gas market discussed the current issues and challenges of the natural gas market.
Starting from 1 July 2020, new natural gas tariffs for households will come into effect, where the tariffs will be reduced by 8.3 % to 13,5% compared to the first half of 2020, depending on the customer's annual consumption of natural gas.
On 1 January 2020, the Estonian-Finnish natural gas interconnector Balticconnector, a bidirectional gas pipeline that connects the natural gas infrastructures of both countries, has entered into commercial use.