Fonte: ANEEL
The Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL – Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) promotes on Thursday, April 25, a live Public Hearing Session to discuss the 3rd Tariff Review for Muxfeldt Marin & Cia Ltda (Mux Energia). The session, open to participation of all society, will be guided by the Agency’s director André Pepitone da Nóbrega, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Centro Cultural Jose Maria Vigo da Silveira, Rua Coronel Gervásio, 510, Centro, Tapejara, Rio Grande do Sul.
The session has the objective of debating the preliminary proposal of tariff reduction of 7.07% for the residential consumers served by Mux Energia. For the industries, the proposal is of an average increase of 1.72%. The hearing will also discuss the quality of the service and the limits of the continuity indicators *DEC and **FEC of the concessionaire stipulated for the period of 2014 to 2018.
The tariff reviews promoted by ANEEL are preceded by public hearings, in which the agency seeks to hear society and receive contributions from the sector’s agents and those interested in the process. Besides participating in the live session, those interested may send contributions until 04/26/2013 to the e-mail addresses: ap022_2013rv@aneel.gov.br, for the tariff review matter; ap022_2013et@aneel.gov.br, for the tariff structure matter; ap022_2013ic@aneel.gov.br, for the continuity indicators matter; ap022_2013pt@aneel.gov.br, for the technical losses matter. The contributions may also be sent by fax (61) 2192-8839 or to the Agency’s address (SGAN, Quadra 603, Módulo I, Térreo, Protocolo Geral, CEP: 70.830-030), in Brasília-DF.
After finalizing the contribution period, the subject will be discussed in a Board of Director’s meeting, which will decide on the final index to be practiced by the distribution company starting 06/29/2013. The tariff review is foreseen in the concession contracts and has the objective of obtaining the balance of the tariffs based on remuneration of the investment of the companies aimed at the distribution service providing and the coverage of expenses effectively acknowledged by ANEEL. It is applied in the distribution concession companies every four years, on average.
Mux Energia serves approximately 10 thousand consumer units in Tapejara (RS).(JS)
*Average Interruption Duration per consumer Unit – DEC – Time interval that, on average, during the period of observation, the consumer unit in each set considered had discontinuity of the electricity distribution. Refer to Module I of the Prodist.
** Average Interruption Frequency per Consumer Unit– FEC – Number of interruptions occurred, on average, during the period of observation, at each consumer unit of a set considered. Refer to Module I of the Prodist.
