6Energy procurement

The lower prices of energy products meant lower energy procurement costs (see Note 1).

Energy procurement consists on a net basis of CHF 1,206 thousand in income from a change in the provision for long-term contracts (prior year: CHF 18,511 thousand); of this amount income of CHF 266 thousand (prior year: CHF 18,098 thousand) falls to the Market Switzerland segment and income of CHF 940 thousand (prior year: CHF 413 thousand) falls to the Market Italy segment (see Note 27).