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11/07/2012
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On Wednesday (7), 31 municipalities of Rio will undergo high of 11.85% in electricity tariff
SAO PAULO - Starting tomorrow, 31 cities of Rio de Janeiro met by the distributor Light will pass through adjustment of 11.85% in energy tariffs for households (low voltage) and 13.20% for industries (high voltage). The increase was approved on Tuesday (6) by ANEEL (Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency).
These increases, approved during the public meetings of the board of Aneel, are applied every year for all utilities in the country, according to schedule and the formula established in the concession agreements.
Aneel reiterated that the effects of tariff reduction previously announced by the Federal Government will be felt only in February 2013, when the agency will make extraordinary review to all distributors in the country
Calculation of adjustment
To calculate the adjustments, Aneel considers the typical costs of distribution activity, focusing on them the IGP-M (General Price Index Market) and "X Factor" - index set by the agency for tariff revision - other costs not necessarily follow the inflation index, as sector charges and transmissions.
Source: ANEEL
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