Boa Vista (RR) to have tariff revision discussed in hearing

Fonte: ANEEL
The period for submission of contributions to the public hearing that will discuss the tariff revision proposal of Boa Vista Energia S.A. (Boa Vista) with society starts next Thursday (8/8). The measure was approved today (8/6) by the Board of the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) during a Public Meeting. A live session will be held on 9/6 in Boa Vista (RR). The distributor serves approximately 92,000 consumer units located in the state of Roraima.

The figures submitted to the hearing by ANEEL consist of a preliminary reduction proposal of 0.85% in the bills of all residential customers (B1) of Boa Vista. For industries, the proposal is an average reduction of 4.96%. The final indexes will only be known when the matter is deliberated by the Board of the Agency at an Ordinary Public Meeting. The tariff revision will be applied as of November 1.

Tariff revision is provided in the concession agreements and aims to obtain the balance of tariffs based on the return on investments of companies focused on the provision of distribution services and coverage of expenses actually recognized by ANEEL. The hearing will also discuss the quality of the service and limits of the continuity indicators *DEC and **FEC of sets of the distributor defined for the period 2014-2017.

Those interested in participating in the hearing by documentary way may submit contributions in the period from 8/8/2013 to 9/9/2013. Contributions also may be sent by fax +55 61 2192-8839 or to the Agency’s address (SGAN, Quadra 603, Módulo I, Térreo, Protocolo Geral, CEP: 70830-030), in Brasília-DF. (JS)

* Equivalent Interruption Duration per Consumer Unit – DEC –Average time Interval which, during the period of observation, each consumer unit in a set considered had discontinued electricity distribution. Refer to Module I of Prodist.

** Equivalent Interruption Frequency per Consumer Unit – FEC –Average number of interruptions, during the period of observation, in each consumer unit of the set considered. Refer to Module I do Prodist.