A ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) approved this Tuesday (16) new tariff adjustments for consumers served by the distributors RGE Sul and Energisa Minas Rio. The average rates approved were 16,06% and 11,27%, respectively.
With this week's decisions, the number of distributors that have had tariff adjustments approved rises to 18. ANEEL In 2026, this will affect more than 50 million consumer units in different regions of the country. In parallel, the Agency is also analyzing other tariff processes.
Next Thursday (18), in Florianópolis (SC), a public hearing will be held to present the proposed tariff review of Celesc (Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina). The proposal foresees an average increase of 11,77% in the concessionaire's tariffs starting in August.
RGE South
Based in São Leopoldo (RS), RGE Sul will have an average increase of 16,06% in energy tariffs. The distributor serves approximately 3,19 million consumer units in Rio Grande do Sul, and the new rates will take effect on June 19.
For residential consumers in group B1, the adjustment will be 14,97%. Low-voltage consumers will see an average increase of 14,93%, while high-voltage consumers will face an average adjustment of 19,02%.
According to ANEELThe main factors that drove the readjustment were the financial components of the current and previous tariff cycles, in addition to costs related to sector charges, transportation, and the purchase of electricity.
The Agency also highlighted that the result was influenced by measures adopted after the floods that hit the state in 2024. At that time, rates were kept unchanged between June and August of that year and, subsequently, a zero average variation was approved until June 2025.
Energisa Minas Rio
Operating in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, Energisa Minas Rio serves approximately 621 consumer units. The average effect of the readjustment approved by ANEEL It will be 11,27%, effective from June 22nd.
For residential consumers (B1), the adjustment will be 12,93%. In low voltage, the average increase will be 12,80%, while high voltage consumers will have an average adjustment of 5,23%.
According to ANEELThe indices were primarily impacted by the costs of energy distribution, transportation, and acquisition, in addition to sector charges and the financial components of previous tariff processes.
The tariff review was discussed in Public Consultation No. 4/2026, which received contributions between April 1st and May 15th. A public hearing was also held in Cataguases (MG), on April 30th, to present the calculations and discuss the impacts of the review.
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