Companies in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Reunion, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis-and-Futuna will benefit from preferential electricity rates.
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“After a significant increase in energy costs, largely linked to the crisis in Ukraine, the Prime Minister announced in September a cap on electricity costs at 15% including tax (tariff shield) for households, public works and SMEs.
In Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, companies benefit from a regulated tariff for the sale of electricity. the choice to also cap the increase in this tariff at 15% including tax for each tariff and each territory.
This limitation valid for companies is specific to the overseas territories and demonstrates the Government’s determination to support the economic activity of the territories. This protection device is added to that of the tariff equalization of the overseas territories as non-interconnected zones. Without this adaptation measure, the price of electricity by companies located overseas might have increased more significantly, which might have weakened them.
The Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories, Gérald Darmanin and the Delegate Minister for Overseas Territories, Jean-François Carenco, positively underline the support of the Minister for Energy Transition and, in general, the Government’s strong commitment to differentiation and adaptability of energy measures. »