Electricity costs increased by 463%. The minister said: I can survive, but ...

Finland's "Evening News" reported on the 24th that the Nordic country has experienced the worst energy crisis in the past decades, and even the wallet of Finland's economic affairs minister Mika Linkle has been stumped a lot.

It is reported that the electricity bills that Linkle's family needs to pay recently has increased by 463%recently.

Lindley's home uses electricity to warm. It is reported that in general, this is the most expensive indoor heating method in Finland. Linkle now needs to pay for the electricity cost of 49 euros (about 3.36 yuan), and the previous price was 8.7 euros per degree (0.6 yuan) per degree.

"We are talking about thousands of euros electricity bills that have increased this winter. I can survive it. But even a middle -class family will be quite difficult in winter."

Bloomberg News reported that the Finnish government will consider introducing targeted assistance policies to help the Finnish people who have been severely damaged by the energy crisis over their predicament. The government has reminded the public that this winter may take power limit measures and must be prepared.

Since the beginning of this year, the Ukrainian crisis has intensified European energy shortage, and drought weather has also affected European hydropower and nuclear power generation capabilities. According to data from Norwegian Lustad Energy Corporation, the amount of hydropower in the first seven months of Europe decreased by 20%compared with the same period last year, and the nuclear energy power generation decreased by 12%.

Source: CCTV News Client

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