Fonte: ANEEL
Next Friday (April 27th) the National Agency of Electrical Energy (ANEEL) will promote the public hearing in Curitiba (PR) to present the proposal to the preliminary index of the third periodic tariff revision of Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel).
The classroom session will be held at 8:30 am in the Caravelle Hotel ( Cruz Machado, number 282, downtown). The hearing, conducted by the Agency Director, Julian Cole Silveira, aims to collect contributions from consumers and representatives of public and private institutions, of consumer protection agencies, communityassociations and other civil society groups to the process of review of the concessionaire.
The proposalfor the revision of ANEEL Copel anticipates an average reduction of-0.85% (negative) in the prices of consumers served by the utility. The distributor provides electricity to 3.9 million consumer units located in 393 cities of the state of Paraná, in Brazil.
The tariff revision is foreseen in the concession contracts. It is aimed at thebalance of rates based on the investments received by companies operatingwith the provision of distribution services and on the coverage of expenses recognized by ANEEL. The revision is applied to the distribution companies every four years, on average.
The Agencyhas provided an audio invitation to the public, announcing the public hearing session in Curitiba. Check it out here aqui. (DB)