Through Aneel, New Electricity Distribution Tariff Adjustments Are Underway

The Public Hearings Organized by Aneel Will Aim to Adjust Charges and Tariffs for the Final Customer and Will Take Place This Year

The Brazilian energy regulatory agency, Aneel, will hold four public hearings for extraordinary reviews of the distribution tariffs of energy concessionaires.

The hearings are scheduled to take place on September 24, for Roraima Energia, October 1 (Equatorial Energia Piauí), October 8 (Energisa Rondônia), and October 15 (Energisa Acre).

Previously called Boa Vista Energia, Cepisa, Ceron, and Eletroacre, respectively, the four were among the energy concessionaires sold by the state-owned electric utility holding Eletrobras in 2018.

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The conventional energy tariff of Roraima Energia is 0.618 reais (US $ 0.113) / MWh, ranking 34th in the national ranking, according to Aneel data. The new price will take effect from November 1.

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The tariff of Equatorial Energia Piauí is 0.569 reais / MWh (56th position), and the new price will take effect on November 30.

Energisa Rondônia has the 49th highest electricity tariff in the country (0.577 reais / MWh). The revised price is scheduled to take effect on December 13.

This is also the case for the new tariff validation of Energisa Acre. The current tariff is 0.570 reais / MWh (55th in the national ranking).

Santa Maria, Amazonas, and DME

On September 22, Aneel approved the annual revision of tariffs for Empresa Luz e Força Santa Maria, in Colatina, Espírito Santo. For residential consumers, the adjustment was 14.36%. For low and captive consumers, the adjustments were 17.13% (low voltage) and 15.86% (high voltage / industries).

On September 18, Aneel held a public hearing to discuss the extraordinary tariff review of Amazonas Energia, in the state of Amazonas. The proposed adjustments are 2.8% and 4.1% for low and high voltage customers, respectively. The new prices, which have not yet been approved, would take effect on November 1.

Aneel is also conducting a public consultation to discuss the periodic tariff review of DME Distribuição (Minas Gerais), with a deadline for contributions on October 9.

Ups and Downs

Since January 2020, Aneel has approved reductions in tariffs for Energisa Borborema in Paraíba; CPFL Santa Cruz (São Paulo, Paraná, and Minas Gerais); Sulgipe (Sergipe); Uhenpal (Rio Grande do Sul); Cercos (Sergipe); and Cerpro (São Paulo).

On the other hand, the regulator authorized price increases for:

• – Light, Enel, and Energisa Nova Friburgo, in Rio de Janeiro state;
• – Enel SP, CERRP, and Cemirim (São Paulo);
• – Energisa Minas Gerais (Minas Gerais);
• – RGE Sul, Demei, Eletrocar, Hidropan, and Mux (Rio Grande do Sul);
• – Energisa Sul Sudeste (São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Paraná);
• – EDP (Espírito Santo);
• – Equatorial Energia Pará (Pará);
• – Celesc and Cooperaliança (Santa Catarina);
• – Energisa Paraíba (Paraíba);
• – Forcel (Paraná);
• – Elektro (São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul).

The Copel, in the state of Paraná, had its tariff for residential consumers decreased, while prices for captive consumers increased.

The Cocel, also in Paraná, saw its tariff for residential and low tension captive consumers increased, while the price for industries was reduced.

Residential low tension customers of Cemig, in Minas Gerais, saw their tariffs reduced, while high tension customers experienced local price increases.

The majority of the 14 cooperatives in the states of São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, and Paraná (Ceral Dis, Ceriluz, Ceris, Cermissões, Cernhe, Certaja, Certel, Cooperluz, Coprel, Creluz, Creral, Cerfox, Certhil, and Castro Dis) had their tariffs increased.

For Iguaçu Energia, in Santa Catarina, tariffs for residential and low tension customers increased, while prices for high tension consumers decreased.

And the tariffs for residential consumers of the Santa Catarina Eflul decreased, while prices for captive customers increased.

The tariffs for residential and low tension customers of Equatorial Maranhão were reduced, while prices for high tension consumers increased.

Currently, Castro-DIS, from Paraná, has the lowest conventional energy tariff in Brazil (0.370 reais / MWh), while Cerau Araruama, in Rio de Janeiro, has the highest, at 1.054 reais / MWh.