"With the new pricing, consumers will be able to easily compare prices and see which supplier is cheaper," said Minister of Environment and Energy T. Skylakakis in the Parliament, intervening in the discussion of the Ministry of Development's bill which includes provisions for the supply of electricity, specifically regulating the maintenance of a protective framework for consumers. 

"The new feature is that consumers will now be able to, by opening the relevant page of the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water (RAWEW), where there will be a specific link, as well as on each bill, which will take them to the price comparison, and see who is the cheapest in the market," Mr. Skilakakis noted, emphasizing that this does not mean that consumers will not be able to switch from this tariff or change supplier. This means that "companies will be required, especially in this tariff, to engage in price competition. And price competition will only be good for the consumer."

Referring to reports that "say I am an ideological neoliberal because I implement state interventions, and that confusion is created in the market, I will say that the confusion exists among consumers. Because the major confusion is that they don't know who is the cheapest. And we will resolve this confusion," Mr. Skylakakis assured.

Responding to the proposal of SYRIZA MP Th. Xanthopoulos, that if the consumer does not choose, they should automatically be enrolled in the cheapest option in the market, Mr. Skylakakis said that such a thing would imply (for the consumer) changing provider without their consent.