It is the first energy supplier to go out of business after the historic surge in electricity and gas prices since September.
E.Leclerc Energies will stop supplying electricity to its customers from October 31, the Energy mediator warned earlier this month.
Initially, the supplier wanted to close shop 15 days before, on October 15th.
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At the start of last week, only 5,000 to 10,000 customers out of the 140,000 had not yet changed supplier, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE).
The last ones who forgot to change on October 31 would be taken care of for some time directly by Enedis.
In the same way as the manager of the electricity distribution networks does for customers cut off by their supplier for unpaid bills.
Little margin
Customers on the floor may have suffered sharp price increases by landing at other suppliers, because of the surge in energy prices.
However, an agreement was announced this summer with Alpiq, thanks to which E.Leclerc energies customers can benefit from an advantageous rate.
In addition, they also have the possibility of returning to EDF at the regulated sales tariff, which will only increase in February, and by only 4%, thanks to tax cuts, the government has promised.
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The distribution giant launched in 2018 in the supply of electricity to individuals and was then targeting
"3 million customers by 2025, or 10% of the market"
.
But the electricity supply market generates little margin.
On the contrary, during a price surge, it can cause big losses.
