GAS PRICES. Marketed by Engie, the regulated tariffs for gas will increase by 1.3% in August.

[updated on July 28, 2020 10h07] After several months on the downside, the rate-regulated gas to leave the increase, of 1.3%, has informed the Commission of energy regulation (CRE), in a recent news release. In detail, the evolution of the price of gas differs depending on the nature of your consumption. Here's what you need to wait until next month :

"This evolution results from the application of the tariff formula defined in the decree of 26 June 2020 relative to the regulated prices of natural gas supplied by ENGIE," says the CRE. "As a reminder, a mechanism of smoothing of the evolution of regulated tariffs for the sale of natural gas between July 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021 has been put in place, to limit the tariff increases that might occur in the last quarter".

Without this decision, the average price excluding tax would have to decrease by 5.1%. " From 1 January 2019, the regulated tariffs of sale of gas ENGIE dropped in any of 24.5 %. ", note the CRE. In fact, the health crisis, the coronavirus has caused a fall in the price of natural gas in Europe, which could, ultimately, result in price increases at the end of the year.

as a reminder, the act Energy and Climate, adopted in 2019, endorsed the programmed disappearance of regulated tariffs in the gas. The reason for this ? They had been deemed to be contrary to european law by the Council of State. In fact, Engie has ceased to offer new contracts to the regulated tariffs of sale (TRV), since November 2019 . If you get a contract Engie, don't panic. It stays valid until 30 June 2023 for the special" .