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Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 16:06

Share the burden 3

First two-year electricity-related debt payment protocols, signed within the campaign 'Share the Burden' that has been launched by EPCG in 2013, expire in September. Given the large interest expressed by households as well as positive effects that this campaign has had on EPCG and its customers, it has been decided to continue the campaign.

Therefore, all the customers who signed electricity-related debt payment protocols in September or October of 2013 for settlement of debt in 25 fixed monthly instalments of EUR 20 each can, upon termination of the previous payment protocol and providing they fulfilled all the obligations envisaged by it, sign the new payment protocol for repayment of debt during next 25 months in fixed instalments of EUR 20 each, irrespective of the debt amount. The customers should contact local units of FU Supply so as to obtain all the necessary information and sign new payment protocols. Customers whose payment protocols expire in September should contact local units of FU Supply in September, and customers whose contracts expire in October should make the above contact in October. Customers who signed the above payment protocols during summer of 2014 within the second part of the campaign will renew their contractual obligations in 2016, and this campaign does not relate to them.  

Payment protocols included in the campaign 'Share the Burden' have been complied with by 10.253 customers (since September/October of 2013), for whom calculation of default interest has been suspended during this period.   

Elektroprivreda has decided to offer one more opportunity to all households who owe electricity-related debt so as to join the campaign 'SHARE THE BURDEN 3', by paying three last bills (May, June and July, if they join the campaign by 10th of September, with mandatory payment of August bill by 30th of September, or May, June, July and August bill if they register for joining the campaign after 10th of September). In case the customer has made certain payments in June, July, August and/or September they will be acknowledged and, when signing the Protocol, it is enough to pay the difference between invoiced and paid amount for last three months.

The number of instalments has been defined by dividing the amount of debt by EUR 20 (for ex. the debt of EUR 320 shall be repaid in 16 equal, fixed monthly instalments of EUR 20 each). In case the debt amounts to more than EUR 500, the new protocol for 25 monthly instalments of EUR 20 each shall be signed.   

The first instalment of €20.00 shall not be paid in the month when the payment contract has been signed, and repayment of instalments shall start from the next month (those who sign the protocol in September shall start repayment in October, and those who sign the protocol in October shall start repayment in November). This means that the customer who has signed the new protocol in September shall be required to pay August bill by the end of September, and the first instalment of EUR 20 and September bill are required to be paid by the end of October. The Agreement will be terminated if the customer has not complied with this payment schedule. The same goes for customers who sign the new protocol in October: they have to settle September bill by the end of October, and the first instalment of EUR 20 and October bill have to be paid by the end of November.  

Customers who have signed standard debt payment protocols can reschedule it and join 'Share the Burden' campaign. The campaign can also be joined by customers who are currently disconnected from the network, providing they have settled last three bills and connection fee of EUR 10.

All the customers who join the campaign shall be suspended from further calculation of default interest and they will be excluded from the methods of forced collection as long as the payment protocol has been complied with, while obligations related to payment of costs in launched court proceedings shall be postponed.