The readjustment of the energy bill in Amazonas was defined by Aneel Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil The Federal Audit Court (TCU) revoked the precautionary measure that blocked R$5.02 billion destined to reduce electricity tariffs for consumers served by 22 distributors, mainly in the North and Northeast regions. The decision was taken this week, after minister Antonio Anastasia analyzed information presented by the government and the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel). The resources are the result of the renegotiation of debts of hydroelectric energy generating companies related to the Use of Public Property (UBP), payment made for the use of public areas and resources in energy generation. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Initially, Anastasia had ordered the values ??to be blocked. The understanding was that the money should be registered in the General Budget of the Union and pass through the Single Account of the National Treasury before being used to reduce tariffs.
TCU releases R$5 billion to reduce energy tariffs; Amazonas is among the benefited areas
The readjustment of the energy bill in Amazonas was defined by Aneel Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil The Federal Audit Court (TCU) revoked the precautionary measure that blocked R$5.02 billion destined to reduce electricity tariffs...
The resources are the result of the renegotiation of debts of hydroelectric energy generating companies related to the Use of Public Property (UBP), payment made for the use of public areas and resources in energy generation. Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Initially, Anastasia had ordered the values ??to be blocked.
- The understanding was that the money should be registered in the General Budget of the Union and pass through the Single Account of the National Treasury before being used to reduce tariffs.
- After meetings with representatives from the Ministries of Planning, Mines and Energy and Aneel, the minister decided to suspend the precautionary measure.
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After meetings with representatives from the Ministries of Planning, Mines and Energy and Aneel, the minister decided to suspend the precautionary measure. The government and the agency stated that the legislation already determines a specific destination for the resources. Aneel had approved R$5.484 billion to be used as a reduction in the tariffs of the 22 distributors. With the measure, the average adjustment for low voltage residential consumers was limited to around 6.53%. Impact on Amazonas The decision has an especially important impact on the North Region and occurs amid complaints about energy supply in Amazonas. This week, state deputies demanded explanations from Âmbar Energia about service interruptions, losses to commerce, damage to equipment and bills considered high. The company was invited to participate in a meeting at the Amazonas Legislative Assembly (Aleam), but informed that it did not have an agenda available. Given this, the deputies defend a formal call for the company. The matter should be discussed again in the Assembly. Complaints about the energy service are also debated at the Manaus City Council.