Legal.geA temporary obligation imposed on an energy undertaking for supply security, continuity, quality and price, set by the government after consultations and valued through compensation or an exclusive right.
Household consumers, small enterprises and thermal power plants that are sources of guaranteed capacity; within one area there may be only one supplier.
To choose and change the supplier freely, to receive consumption and metering data free of charge, and to make the data accessible to any registered supplier.
Primarily at an unregulated, market price under a contract; in the case of public service — at a tariff set by the commission.
Public utilities — the supply of electricity and natural gas to final consumers — are determined by five norms of the Law on Energy: public service, the supply activity, the supply rules, natural gas supply as a public service, and consumer rights. This page explains how the five work together.
Updated: 23 Oct 2026
