An electricity bill of 816 thousand euros for the month of August forces the Brotzu to open the purse strings and exceed the current budget, which is now exhausted.
The price increases affect everyone. And it is obvious that the sting is particularly violent for a health company that manages three hospitals in Cagliari : the San Michele (the one that everyone in Sardinia simply calls Brotzu), the Businco and the Microcitemico.
The supply contracts had been closed in 2021 with the adhesion to a Consip agreement with Enel Energia. The agreed price was variable, therefore subject to market fluctuations. Which have all been upwards, and not a little.
The agreement with San Michele expired at the end of July. For Oncologico and Cao, however, it is valid until the end of October. The blow is heavy and, as underlined by the company energy manager Ubaldo Carlini, unpredictable at the time of the stipulation.
In the resolution that allocates the new funds for August, a paper by Consip is cited, according to which "the strong tension in the energy markets generated by the geopolitical events in progress is leading not only to a high increase in electricity prices but also to a trend in themselves completely unpredictable, which is determining their high volatility ".
Therefore, the provision establishes, “due to the increase in tariffs for the supply of electricity, mainly due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, it is necessary to supplement the originally estimated budget”.
And here is the bleeding of money for August, of over 800 thousand euros. A sharp increase compared to the same month last year. Even if, according to the health company, consumption has remained the same. And, perhaps, they have also decreased, given the call to savings from the top.
Enrico Fresu