Wholesale electricity prices up 17% in January

Wholesale electricity rose notably in January, increasing by more than 17%.

New figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Monday showed that, despite the monthly increase, wholesale electricity prices were more than 24% lower compared to the same month last year.

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