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Electricity bill for Equatorial Alagoas consumers will be 14,57% more expensive

The new rates come into force from next Sunday (28).

The new rates come into force from next Sunday (28).

Equatorial Energia Service. Photo: Disclosure

ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency), approved on Tuesday (23), the Tariff Readjustment Company Annual 2023 Equatorial Alagoas. New rates will enter force from the next Sunday (28). 

According to data provided by Equatorial Alagoas, residential consumers will have 14,57% on their electricity bill; low voltage customers have a percentage of 15,05%; and high voltage consumers with the biggest increase of 24,19%.

According to ANEEL, “The values ​​were impacted, especially, by expenses related to financial components, in addition to costs with sectoral charges and energy costs.”

The company's electricity consumption currently represents annual revenue of around R$2,43 billion.

See below the indexes proposed by ANEEL.

Tariff review x tariff adjustment

The Periodic Tariff Review (RTP) is the most complex process and takes place every four years and has the purpose of evaluating and maintaining the concessionaire's economic balance. It defines: efficient distribution cost; quality and energy loss targets; and the X Factor components for the tariff cycle. 

The Annual Tariff Adjustment (RTA) updates electricity tariffs and Parcel B by the excessive growth established in the contract (IGP-M or IPCA) minus the X factor (IGP-M/IPCA – X Factor). The two reviews are the two most used tariff processes in concession contracts.

 

Yvana Leitão
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Yvana Leitão

Producer of the Papo Solar Podcast. He has experience producing and preparing journalistic articles. Graduated in journalism from the Escola Superior de Administração, Marketing e Comunicação de Campinas.

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