Fonte: ANEEL
The Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (Aneel) ended today (03/27), in Natal (RN), the contribution phase for the public hearing for the second periodic tariff review of the distribution leaser Companhia Energética do Rio Grande do Norte (Cosern), started this past February 28th. The meeting lead by Aneel director Joísa Campanher Dutra Saraiva was open to the participation of approximately 100 consumer representatives, representatives from public and private institutions, consumer defense entities, class associations and all other civil society organizations. The participants presented suggestions to perfect the process.
The average preliminary review index was -9.39% (reduction). After the analysis of the contributions sent in writing and collected during today’s hearing, Aneel will define Cosern’s final index, which will go in effect this coming April 22nd. Upon the divulgation of the final index the Agency will inform the review percents differentiated by consumption class (residential, industrial, commercial). The distribution leaser serves 950 thousand consumer units in 167 municipal districts in Rio Grande do Norte.
The average negative indexes are resulting from the company’s greater productivity and the lower average cost of capital (which defines the dealers’ remuneration), calculated in the process of tariff review.
Aneel received written contributions from February 28th until this past Monday (03/24). The technical note and other review documents are available at the link A Aneel-Audiências/Consultas/Fórum at the electronic address www.aneel.gov.br.
Besides Cosern, another 35 companies are going through the review process this year. In 2007, seven distribution leasers were submitted to the tariff review: Coelce (CE), Eletropaulo (SP), Escelsa (ES), Celpa (PA) and Elektro (SP), Bandeirante (SP) and CPFL Piratininga (SP). In 2009, it will be 17 companies and, in 2010, it will be the last two distributors in the review’s second cycle.
The tariff review is foreseen in the concession contracts to obtain the balance of tariffs based on the remuneration of the companies’ investments aimed towards distribution service rendering and expense coverage effectively recognized by Aneel. It is applied to the distribution leasers every four years, on average. More information about the review can be obtained at the link “InformaçõesTécnicas/Tarifas-Consumidores Finais/Revisão Tarifária Periódica” on the Agency’s internet page (www.aneel.gov.br).
