Slovenia issued a regulation that requires electricity and gas suppliers to obtain prior government approval for price increases for certain consumer groups. The measure is limited to six months and is intended to prevent sudden and disproportionate price increases. The Price Control Act allows the government to temporarily intervene in price formation in cases where market conditions could cause serious disruptions or threaten social security.
In the electricity market, the regulation applies to household and small business customers and to electricity consumption in common areas of multi-apartment and mixed multi-apartment-business buildings.
In the natural gas market, the measure applies to households, users of shared heating systems, basic social services, kindergartens, primary schools, health centres, certain small business customers and heat distribution providers.
The regulation entered into force on 10 April 2026 and will be in force for six months, but the government reserves the possibility of re-assessing the situation in the energy markets and responding proportionately to market and social conditions.
The country has recently called on gas suppliers to begin filling storage facilities.