Fonte: ANEEL
The board of the National Energy Agency (ANEEL) approved today in a public meeting, the resolution governing the methodology for calculating the amount of resources to be transferred to at each electricity distributor for application of the Social Rate for Electric Energy (TSEE ). The resolution also indicates how to cost this amount, due to the publication of Decree No. 7.583/2011and Ministerial Decree No. 630/2011of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and the Ministry of Health (MOH). The board reviewed the draft after the contributions of Public Hearing No. 068/2011, held from 11/30 to 12/30/2011.
The TSEE, as determined by Law No. 12.212/2010, is the rate charged to consumers covered by the Low Income Residential Subclass characterized by discounts in relation to that applicable to the residential class of electric power distribution. The value of discounts granted by the Federal Government is transferred to the electricity distributors to calculate the according to the Monthly Revenue Difference (DMR). The resolution approved today presents the formula for this calculation and the conditions necessary for distributors to receive the transfer.
Each distributor should perform monthly calculation of the DMR, leaving to ANEEL data validation and endorsement of the results. Dealers have until 05/31 to adapt their systems to the form of data transmission, and 180 days from the publication of the resolution to submit applications for pending approval Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A (Eletrobrás) will be responsible for releasing funds. The values of the DMR for the period prior to December 2011 will be approved according to the criteria and procedures existing at the time.
The DMR of distribution concessionaires and licensees should be funded with resources from the Energy Development Account (CDE) and if these are insufficient, through changes in rate structure of the respective distributor. By November 30 of each year, it shall be determined, by three groups of distributors, each with different ways of funding the DMR. Group A, consisting of 45 distribution companies classified in the top rankings of the largest B1-Residential rates as in force on November 10 that year, will have the DMR fully funded with resources from the CDE. Group B also consists of 45 distributors in the positions from the 46th to the 90th highest rates, DMR will be funded with funds from the CDE that exceeds 0.5% (half percent) of economic revenue, in addition to the discounts granted to indigenous and quilombolas families, 100% funded by the CDE. Group C will consist of the other distributors, and their DMR will be funded with funds from the CDE in which exceeds 1% (one percent) of economic revenue, in addition to the discounts granted to Indian and quilombolas families. (BT/DB/HM).
