Public hearing on tariff revision of CEAL (AL) approved

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 de Alagoas (CEAL). The measure was taken today (5/28) during a Public Meeting. A live session will be held on 7/5 in the capital Maceió. The concessionaire serves 950,000 consumer units located in 102 municipalities of Alagoas.
 
The figures submitted to the hearing by ANEEL consist of a preliminary increase proposal of 3.93% in the bills of all residential customers (B1) of CEAL. For industries, the proposal is an average increase of 0.38%. 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 the distributor defined for the period 2014-2016.
 
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: ap051_2013rv@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of tariff revision;ap051_2013et@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of tariff structure; ap051_2013ic@aneel.gov.br, for the subject of continuity indicators; and ap051_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.