Fonte: ANEEL
In a public meeting held today (3/13), the board of the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) levied an R$ 8.9 million fine on Companhia Estadual de Distribuição de Energia Elétrica (CEEE-D).The reason was noncompliance with Equivalent Duration Interruption per Consumer Unit (DEC) and Equivalent Frequency Interruption per Consumer Unit (FEC) indicator goals in 2008.
ANEEL also fined Companhia Hidroelétrica do São Francisco (Chesf) R$ 3.7 million for noncompliance with deadlines for implementing research and development programs for the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 cycles. The Agency fined Energisa Paraíba Distribuidora de Energia S/A (EPB) R$ 207.1 thousand for lack of safety at the utility’s installations, responsible for accidents in the municipalities of Mulungu, Pilõezinhos and Itaporanga.
Nova Eólica Buriti S/A was fined R$ 14.6 thousand for noncompliance with the installation timetable at the Buriti Wind Energy Generator Central, in Aracaú (CE), and Empresa Catarinense de Transmissão de Energia S/A (ECTE) will have to pay R$ 6.3 thousand for not sending the Standardized Monthly Balance Sheet within the correct deadline in January and February 2009.
The decisions put an end to the possibility of an appeal at the administrative level.Check the table below with details on the infractions. (BT/DB)
| COMPANY | VIOLATION | FINAL FINE VALUE | ANEEL DECISION |
| Companhia Estadual de Distribuição de Energia Elétrica (CEEE-D) | Noncompliance with DEC and FEC indicator goals in 2008 | R$ 8,900,482.25 | The Agency decided to hear, and based on merit, to deny granting the appeal filed by CEEE-D.The penalty applied by the State Regulatory Agency for Delegated Public Utilities of Rio Grande do Sul (Agergs) was changed from R$ 7,065,405.67 to R$ 8,900,482.25 |
| Companhia Hidroelétrica do São Francisco (Chesf) | Noncompliance with deadlines for implementing Research and Development Programs in the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 cycles. | R$ 3,735,136.90 | The Agency decided to hear, and based on merit, to deny granting the appeal filed by Chesf.As per indication by the Electricity Service Inspection Superintendence (SFE), the board reviewed the fine and it was reduced from R$ 4,613,992.64 to R$ 3,735,136.90 |
| Energisa Paraíba Distribuidora de Energia S/A (EPB) | Lack of safety at utility installations resulting in accidents in the municipalities of Mulungu, Pilõezinhos and Itaporanga | R$ 207,191.92 | The Agency decided to hear, and based on merit, to deny granting the appeal filed by EPB.The fine levied by the State of Paraíba Regulatory Agency (ARPB) was maintained, R$ 207,191.92 |
| Nova Eólica Buriti S/A | Noncompliance with the installation timetable for the Buriti Wind Energy Generator Central, located in the city of Aracaú, State of Ceará | R$ 14,622.35 | The Agency decided to hear, and based on merit, to deny granting the appeal filed by Nova Eólica Buriti S/A.The fine levied by the Delegated Utility Regulatory Agency of the State of Ceará (Arce) was maintained, R$ 14,622.35 |
| Empresa Catarinense de Transmissão de Energia S/A (ECTE) | Late sending of the Standardized Monthly Balance Sheet for the periods of January and February 2009. | R$ 6,370.47 | The Agency decided to hear, and based on merit, to deny granting the appeal filed by ECTE.The fine levied by ANEEL’s Superintendence of Economic and Financial Oversight (SFF) was maintained, R$ 6,370.47. |
