Tiwag has to repay tens of millions of euros for an illegal price increase!

Tiwag has to repay tens of millions of euros for an illegal price increase!

The energy supplier Tiwag is criticized: A court ruling obliges the company to repay price increases that were raised between 2022 and 2023. Despite a previous relief package of 60 million euros, which was negotiated with the Chamber of Labor (AK), Tiwag must reimburse the affected customers between 300 and 1,500 euros. This setback comes through a model lawsuit that was initiated in 2023 by the AK Tirol and the Association for Consumer Information (VKI), as finance.at

appeal and further complaints

Tiwag has already appealed against the judgment and does not accept the decision. However, the court decided that the repayments had to be made regardless of the relief package. In the meantime, Burgenland Energy is under pressure due to similar complaints. The Vienna lawyer Georg Zanger has submitted complaints for around 2,500 customers who also request repayments between 900 and 1,500 euros, and has come across potentially questionable business practices of the energy suppliers, according to the reporting of tirol.orf .

The Situation beats high waves and could have far -reaching consequences for the energy industry in Austria. Consumer advocates observe the developments and encourage customers to join the merger of complaints against other energy suppliers such as EVN and network. These legal steps could result in a new wave of compensation for customers who were exposed to massive price increases.