Alderney electricity bills help offered as crude oil nears $100

Jeannie Cameron, who chairs the committee, said the funds would be applied directly to customers’ bills.

She said: “The recent rise in global oil prices has the potential to place additional financial pressure on households and businesses at a time when many are already managing increased costs.

“This temporary measure provides a level of protection against exceptional fuel price increases while ensuring that public funds are only used where they are genuinely needed.”

Cameron said unlike its sister islands Guernsey and Jersey, Alderney did not have cable supplying electricity from France.

“Diesel fuel is required to generate it,” she added.

“The committee recognises that this temporary subsidy complements, rather than replaces, AEL’s continuing work to secure the most competitive wholesale fuel procurement arrangements available.”

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