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03/02/2015
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As of today, the electric bill will be more expensive for consumers served by 58 dealers across the country. The extraordinary revision was approved yesterday by the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL). The average increase will be 23.4%. In the case of Light, in Rio, the average increase is 22.5%. Wide already not entered in this review, because the rate adjustment occurs on the 15th of March, when all costs are included in the rate.
The extraordinary revision was a request from distributors to Aneel to cover costs related to the Energy Development Account (CDE), which this year failed to receive the contributions from the federal government, the energy generated by the Itaipu hydroelectric dam which rose 46%, and spending the companies themselves with the purchase of energy in the auctions.
Silvia Regina Borges believes the new high will weigh even more in the salon budget
Photo: John Laet / Agency The Day
In addition to this increase, the distributors will still have this year the annual adjustments, which vary depending on the anniversary date of the grant. Light, for example, has its fixed rate in November. According to the decision of Aneel, for consumers of South, Southeast and Midwest high will be 28.7%, on average, 4.5 times higher than that applied to those living in the North and Northeast states , which will be 5.5%, also average. The largest increase was for AES Sul distributor (39.5%), which operates in 118 municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul.
President Dilma Rousseff said yesterday that the increases in energy prices "are passengers" and ruled out any kind of problem in the industry, but said consumers have an obligation to avoid energy waste.
At the opening of the wind farm Geribatu, in Rio Grande do Sul, she attributed the increase in energy prices to the fact the country facing its worst drought in 100 years and therefore the thermal generation system is being accessed, making energy more expensive.
Owner of a beauty salon in Lapa, Silvia Regina Borges says the new high will weigh even more in the budget. "There is no way to save the air conditioning need to stay connected all day and use many dryers" he says.
Flags value also rises
The National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) also yesterday approved an increase in the surcharge tariff flags, charged in electricity bills when there is an increase in the power generation cost in the country. The new system, which began effect from January 1 this year, will have new values also from Monday onwards.
In case of a red flag, currently in force throughout the country and which signals that are very expensive to generate energy, will be charged on electricity bills an extra fee of R$ 5.50 for every 100 kWh (kilowatt hours) of energy used. This represents an increase of 83.33% compared to R$ 3 charged in January and February.
In the case of yellow flag, which indicates that energy production is a bit cheaper, the extra fee applied goes from R$ 1.50 to R$ 2.50 (66.66%). There was no change to the green flag, which indicates that there is no additional cost for electricity production and therefore does not apply to fees.
The increases approved by Aneel are to cover the extra amount of R$ 22.06 billion for the background Energy Development Account (CDE). The funds are used to finance the subsidy to the rate for low-income families and the payment of compensation to companies, for example.
Source: The Day
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