The sixth issue of the AtomSphere has been published

12/7/21, 9:25 AM
The December issue of Paks II. Ltd.'s corporate magazine is available online and in print form.

A picture says more than a thousand words - this is the general truth that István Mittler, Communications Director, begins his recommendation of the latest issue of the AtomSphere with. In the December issue, photography is a recurring theme, as it is also covered in the Common Denominator and Familiar Faces sections.

Households paid nearly 37% more for electricity than in 2008, and gas cost about 10% more in the first half of this year. Taxes and levies accounted for more than a third of the charges billed to the population: 39% of the amount payable for electricity and 36% for natural gas. Wholesale prices for electricity and gas have risen sharply in recent months.

On the first pages of the magazine, the readers will find an overview of the energy policy from minister János Süli, and the readers will also be able to learn about the work of the Financial Division of the company, gain insight into the company’s radioactive waste management concept, and an analysis of how each type of power plants respond to changes in the various fuel prices.

Expressed in euros, the average residential electricity price in Hungary (where about half of the electricity generated originated from the Paks Nuclear Power Plant) was the lowest in the first half of this year: EUR10 per 100 kW hours. It is followed by Bulgaria with EUR10,2 and Malta with EUR12,8. The most, EUR31,9 had to be paid in Germany, followed by Denmark with EUR29, Belgium with EUR27 and Ireland with EUR25,6. In the national currencies of each country, electricity prices rose the most in Slovenia (15%), Poland (8%) and Romania (7%).The corporate magazine will once again report on the work in the construction and erection base and deals with the regional development tasks related to the investment.

Natural gas was the cheapest in Lithuania, while Latvia is at second place, and Hungary is the third. Dutch households paid the most, then Denmark and Portugal – can be read from the summary of MTI.

The latest, sixth issue of the AtomSphere is also available on paks2.hu.