Fonte: ANEEL
The Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (Aneel) has performed today (21/05), in Curitiba (PR), the contributions presential step to the public hearing of the second periodic tariff review of the Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel), which was initiated last April, 30. The public hearing was conducted by Aneel’s director, Edvaldo Santana.
This meeting was attended by 94 people, which were Public Ministry, sector associations, Federation of Industries of the State of
The preliminary review average index is -3.66% (reduction). After the analysis of the contributions sent in written and collected during the hearing, Aneel will define the Copel’s final index, which shall be effective on the next June, 24th. The distributor serves 3.3 million consumer units in 393 cities of the State of
The proposed tariff reduction is resulting from the company’s higher productivity and from the lower capital average cost (that defines utility’s compensation). The technical note containing the Copel’s review proposal is available through the link ‘A Aneel/Audiências/Consultas/Fórum‘, in Aneel’s website (www.aneel.gov.br).
The tariff review is provided in the concession agreements to obtain tariff balance based on the companies’ investments compensation concerning distribution services and coverage of the expenses effectively recognized by Aneel. It is applied to the distribution utilities every four years, average. Further information on the review can be obtained through the link ‘InformaçõesTécnicas/Tarifas-Consumidores Finais/Revisão Tarifária Periódica‘ of Agency’s
Besides Copel, another 35 distributors will face the second tariff review cycle. In 2009, it will be 17 utilities. Another two companies will be submitted to this review in
