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10/03/2013
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MPs call for devolution of resources for consumers
Zeca Ribeiro / House of Representatives
Rep. Eduardo da Fonte ( PP - PE ) , chairman of the Committee on Mines and Energy ( CME ) talks about the National Electric Energy Agency ( Aneel )
Source : the citizen can not overpay in the bill and that money is lost in the vaults of electricity distributors .
The superintendent of the National Agency of Electric Energy ( ANEEL ) , David Lima , admitted on Wednesday ( 2 ) the Chamber error in charging the bill. The £ 5.6 million overpaid user of electricity were subject to a public hearing , the Committee on Mines and Energy .
The miscalculation occurred between July 2011 and June 2012 due to application conflicts between a resolution and an ordinance regulating the so-called " replacement amount " , ie the amount of energy that must be purchased by a dealer auction power at the time of contract renewal .
Congressman Eduardo da Fonte ( PP - PE ) triggered the Court of Audit ( TCU ) and requested an audit , in early September . The director of the department of regulation energy TCU , Arlene Birth , found the flaw and reported that the error resulted in impacts on electricity rates . " It caused the undue increase of tariff rates that reached basically six distributors , with the hardest hit was the AES Sul , in the amount of R $ 2.8 million ."
Report TCU
The report of the impact of TCU Distribuidora Gaucha Energy ( AES Sul ) was passed on to the mix of power purchase R $ 2.7 million more , representing an impact of 0.11 % in the final tariff .
The other five dealerships which also had been improper transfer : Wide Energy Services ( Rio de Janeiro ) , R $ 393,000 ( 0.01 % ) ; Cemig ( Minas Gerais ) , R $ 1.4 million ( 0.02 % ), CPFL Paulista , R $ 19,000 ( 0.0003 % ) ; RGE ( Rio Grande do Sul ) , R $ 470,000 ( 0.02 %) and CEEE ( RS ) of R $ 515 thousand ( 0.02 %).
Tariff revision
The superintendent Aneel David Lima , acknowledged the error and said that its correction will occur in the process of tariff revision of each distributor . " Aneel recognizes that there is an error and that error will be corrected in that occur rate adjustments for each distributor . Distributors have birthdays ( mature contract ) on different dates and , to the extent that is going on the anniversary of each one, it will be considered in the tariff calculation . "
Author of the request for public hearing , Rep. Eduardo Font assured of parliamentary oversight regarding the return of such funds to the users of electricity. " We can not allow the Brazilian citizen to pay more in electricity bills and that money is lost in the vaults of electricity distributors . We will fight in the House of Representatives , to make these values back into the coffers of the Brazilian citizen . "
previous errors
In August 2012, the TCU requested the return of about U.S. $ 7 billion Brazilian consumers paid more in energy bills between 2002 and 2010 , the problem caused by an error in the calculation of adjustments to distributors .
The report determined that Aneel would calculate the amount charged in improper bills and compensate customers who have been harmed .
According to the TCU , was " regulatory failure " by ANEEL . The court also assessed the recovery in most accounts of consumers represented an economic and financial situation of imbalance unfavorable to consumers .
Reportage - José Carlos Oliveira
Edition - Regina Céli Assumption
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