Trade unions of AHK in a statement issued on Wednesday reject complaints of the Association of the Competitive Electricity Market (SAH) in a letter to the Energy Commissioner of the European Union, on the development of the electricity market, as seen in the press.
The statement says that SAAI denounces slow development of Electricity Networks and Infrastructure by AHK, questions the proper functioning of the Market, attributing to AHK alleged non-compliance with the requirements of Accounting and Operational Separation, and "deliberately blames also the Trade Unions active in AHK and allegedly attribute to us the influence of political decisions".
"With this position they are in fact questioning and insulting both the Executive and the Legislative Authority", the statement says.
In the statement, the organisations say that SAAI is annoyed "by the courage and persistence of the Trade Union Organisations to properly inform public opinion, the citizens of this country about what has been and is happening in the Energy Sector".
In the statement, the organisations say that SAAI is annoyed "by the courage and persistence of the Trade Union Organisations to properly inform public opinion, the citizens of this country about what has been and is happening in the Energy Sector".
"This will not prevent us from expressing our positions and opinions, even though the obligation to refute the allegations of the SAAI Association, as well as to support their decisions, is incumbent on both the AHK, the Ministry of Energy, the RAEK and the IESMK," they note.
They state that the State has decided in the interest of the local economy that AHK should operate in the new environment in the form of a Statutory Organisation, Accounting and Operationally Separated, and that AHK has adapted and operates in line with this decision.
"In addition, AHK has given everything requested for the operation of the Market and has participated in the first and continues to participate in the second trial period of the Competitive Electricity Market conducted by the Independent Market Operator," they note.
The trade unionists also say that SAAI is well aware of those who have taken care to block access and deprive AHK from using technologies to reduce its production costs.
"For the sake of historical truth, we mention that they themselves, even through their President, have publicly admitted that they realize excess profits," they say.
The trade unions stress that they are waiting for any official action, both from the affected entities and from the relevant Ministries that have taken the relevant decisions, "that will restore the reality, especially when all they have to show over time is to interfere with the smooth operation of the activities of AHK."
Source: CNA
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