In March, 1.8 million or even 54 percent of households received a discount for the rational consumption of electricity. March was the month in which citizens were the most efficient in electricity consumption. From the beginning of October 2023 until the end of March this year, more than half of the households received a discount each month, and for these six months, “Elektroprivreda Srbije” calculated a discount of about 9.3 billion dinars to consumers.
The largest discount of 40 percent was approved by “Elektroprivreda Srbije” for 24.7 percent of households, i.e. 831,968, and that number of households in March saved more than 30 percent of electricity compared to the same month in the previous two years. For 12.4 percent of users, or 418,806 households, the March bill is 20 percent lower. 6.2 percent of households have a 25 percent discount on their energy bill, 5.6 percent of users have their bill reduced by 30 percent, while 5 percent of households have a 35 percent discount.
Households that increased the use of electricity at a lower tariff by 5 percent compared to the same month of the previous year also received an additional discount of 5 percent on their March bills. 415,584 households, or 12%, received this benefit.
According to the EPS announcement, citizens saved the most in Belgrade, Niš, Šabac, Smederevo, Vranje, Novi Sad, Subotica, Sombor, Sremska Mitrovica.
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