Fonte: ANEEL
Starting tomorrow (05/08), the term for sending contributions to Public HearingNo. 041/2013 which will discuss the tariff review proposal for distributor Espírito Santo Centrais Elétricas (ESCELSA). The measure was approved today (05/06) by Board of Directors of the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL – Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) during a Public Meeting. The matter will be discussed in a live session on June 13, in the capital Vitória (ES). The concession company serves 1.3 million consumer units in 70 municipalities of Espírito Santo.
The values submitted to the hearing by ANEEL consist of a preliminary proposal for a reduction of -0.77% (negative) on behalf of residential consumers (B1) of the concessionaire. For industries, the proposal is for an average increase of 4.88%. The final rates will only be known in August, when the matter will be resolved by the Agency’s Board of Directors in an Ordinary Public Meeting. The tariff review will be applied starting August 07.
The tariff review is foreseen in the concession contracts and has the objective of obtaining the balance of the tariffs based on remuneration of the investment of the companies aimed at the distribution service providing and the coverage of expenses effectively acknowledged by ANEEL. It is applied in the Espírito Santo distribution concession company every three years. The hearing will also discuss the quality of the service and the limits of the continuity indicators *DEC and **FEC of the concessionaire stipulated for the period of 2014 to 2016.
Those interested in participating in the hearing through documents may send contributions, in the period of 05/08 and 06/14, to the e-mail addresses: ap041_2013rv@aneel.gov.br, for the tariff review matter; ap041_2013et@aneel.gov.br, for the tariff structure matter; ap041_2013ic@aneel.gov.br, for the continuity indicators matter; and ap041_2013pt@aneel.gov.br, for the technical losses matter. The contributions may also be sent by fax (61) 2192-8839 or to the Agency’s address (SGAN, Quadra 603, Módulo I, Térreo, Protocolo Geral, Zip Code: 70.830-030), in Brasília-DF.
*Average Interruption Duration per consumer Unit – DEC – Time interval that, on average, during the period of observation, the consumer unit in each set considered had discontinuity of the electricity distribution. Refer to Module I of the Prodist.
** Average Interruption Frequency per Consumer Unit– FEC – Number of interruptions occurred, on average, during the period of observation, at each consumer unit of a set considered. Refer to Module I of the Prodist.
