Ebba Busch, like EI, believes that the electricity grid companies are overcompensating.
They need to increase their transparency, where does this money go, the minister asks.
The authority will give the electricity grid companies a new set of regulations to comply with, but it will only apply from 2028. And that is not enough, Busch believes.
"Therefore, we are giving the Energy Market Inspectorate a new assignment to provide answers to how the companies are using these increases," she says.
Vattenfall Eldistribution CEO Annika Viklund, who was summoned to the Riksdag's Economic Affairs Committee on Thursday, defends the sharp increases in the electricity network fee.
We justify this increase by ensuring that our customers have shorter and fewer interruptions and enable connections, she says.
We have a very ambitious investment plan for the coming years, but we are in a period where many of the facilities built in the 70s and 80s have reached their technical lifespan and need to be renewed.
What if there are further price increases, in addition to the 14 percent that is now happening from the turn of the year?
"I do not rule out price increases, price reductions or leaving it at that. We should not forget that the electricity grid is fully funded by contributions in Sweden, nothing goes through taxes," says Viklund.
There are no decisions for future years, now we have it for 2026, she continues.
