Electricity and gas bill rise in EU households in 2H21

- Cheapest electricity and gas per 100 kilowatt-hours is in Hungary at €10.01 and €3.05, respectively

The average payment for 100 kilowatt-hours of residential electricity in the European Union (EU) increased to €23.70 for the second half of 2021, according to Eurostat data released on Friday.

The average payment for 100 kilowatt-hours of electricity was lower at €21.30 for the second half of 2020.

Denmark was the country that paid the most for household electricity among EU member states during the second half of last year at €34.48 per 100 kilowatt-hours.

Germany followed with €32.34, Belgium with €29.94 and Ireland with €29.74.

On the other end of the scale, the cheapest electricity was sold in Hungary at €10.01 for 100 kilowatt-hours.

Bulgaria, Croatia and Malta followed with €10.91, €13.13 and €13.17, respectively.

The average household price for 100 kilowatt-hours of natural gas in the EU was calculated as €7.80 in the second half of 2021, relative to €7 for the same period in 2020.

The highest payment for household natural gas in the second half of 2021 was made in Sweden at €18.55 per 100 kilowatt-hours, followed by Denmark with €12.47, the Netherlands with €10.97 and Spain with €10.82.

Over this period, the most affordable natural gas consumption among EU members was in Hungary. Households in Hungary paid an average of €3.05 per 100 kilowatt-hours.

Croatia, Lithuania and Slovakia followed with €3.98, €4.10 and €4.23.

Reporting by Ata Ufuk Seker in Brussels

Writing by Zeynep Beyza Kilic

Anadolu Agency

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