Note 23 Purchase costs and costs of subcontracted work
€ million | 2021 | 2020 |
Grid losses | 103 | 68 |
Transport capacity and restrictions | 267 | 253 |
Billing and payment collection | 29 | 27 |
Contractors, materials and other | 224 | 213 |
Total | 623 | 561 |
Compared with 2020, the purchase costs and subcontracted work rose by €62 million to €623 million. The cost of grid losses was up €25 million, due to an increase in procurement tariffs for electricity. The cost of transport capacity rose by €14 million as a result of the higher tariffs set by TenneT. The cost of contractors and materials went up by €11 million, accounted for by the greater volume of work on the grid carried out in 2021.