Fonte: ANEEL
 
The deadline for submission of contributions to Public Hearing 003/2013, whose aim is to discuss with society the proposed tariff revision of Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz (CPFL Paulista), which have rates adjusted from April 8, starts next Thursday (1/31) and goes until 1/3. The measure was approved today (1/29) by the Board of the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) during a Public Meeting. The matter will be discussed at an onsite session on February 27, in the city of Campinas (SP).
 
The amounts submitted to the hearing by ANEEL consist of a preliminary average readjustment proposal of 4.53% for all customers of the concessionaire. The final index will only be known as of early April, when the matter will be deliberated by the Board of the Agency at an Ordinary Public Meeting. CPFL Paulista serves 3.75 million consumer units in 234 municipalities in São Paulo.
 
Tariff revision is provided in the concession agreements and aims to obtain the balance of tariffs based on the return on investments of companies focused on the provision of distribution services and coverage of expenses actually recognized by ANEEL. It is applied to the distribution concessionaires every four years on average. The hearing will also discuss the quality of the service and limits the continuity indicators *DEC and **FEC of sets of the concessionaire defined for the period 2014-2018.

Those interested in participating in the hearing by documentary way may submit contributions in the period from 1/31 to 3/1 to the email addresses: ap004_2013rv@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of tariff revision; ap004_2012et@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of tariff structure; ap004_2013ic@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of continuity indicators; and ap004_2013pt@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of technical losses. Contributions may also be sent by fax +55 66 2192-8839 or to the Agency’s address (SGAN, Quadra 603, Módulo I, Térreo, Protocolo Geral, CEP: 70830-030), in Brasília-DF. (VS/PG)
 
*Equivalent Interruption Duration per Consumer Unit – DEC – Average time Interval which, during the period of observation, each consumer unit in a set considered had discontinued electricity distribution. Refer to Module I of Prodist.
 
** Equivalent Interruption Frequency per Consumer Unit – FEC – Average number of interruptions, during the period of observation, in each consumer unit of the set considered. Refer to Module I of Prodist.