Fonte: ANEEL
The Board of the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) approved the public hearing that will discuss the tariff revision proposal of Companhia Energética do Maranhão (Cemar). The measure was approved today (5/28) during a Public Meeting. A live session will be held on 6/28 in the capital São Luís (MA). The concessionaire serves 1.8 million consumer units located in 217 municipalities of Maranhão.
The figures submitted to the hearing by ANEEL consist of a preliminary reduction proposal of -3.09% in the bills of all residential customers (B1) of Cemar. For industries, the proposal is an average increase of 0.10%. The final indexes will only be known in August, when the matter will be deliberated by the Board of the Agency at an Ordinary Public Meeting. The tariff revision will be applied as of August 28.
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 Cemar defined for the period 2014-2017.
Those interested in participating in the hearing by documentary way may submit contributions in the period from 5/31 to 7/9 to the email addresses: ap054_2013rv@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of tariff revision;ap054_2013et@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of tariff structure; ap054_2013ic@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of continuity indicators; and ap054_2013pt@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of technical losses. 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.
* 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 of Prodist.
