Extra electricity bill rate will rise up to 64%

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Aneel (National Electric Energy Agency) announced this Tuesday (21) readjustments of up to 64% in tariff flags charged on the electricity bill to pay for the use of thermal plants. According to the agency, the high reflects inflation and the higher cost of these plants.

The market expectation, however, is that the extra fee will not be necessary in 2022, given the recovery of the levels of the hydroelectric reservoirs. According to the ONS (National Electric System Operator), this level reached 74.4% on Monday (20).

The cheaper yellow flag will have an adjustment of 59.4% and will cost R$ 2,989 for every 100 kWh (kilowatt-hour) consumed. The red flag level 1 rises 63.8% to R$6.50. The more expensive level 2 red flag increases 3.2% to R$9,795.

The tariff flag system also has a green flag, at no additional cost to the consumer, used in periods of low use of thermal energy, such as the current one.

“The increase in values ​​is due, among others, to data from the energy purchase market during the period of water scarcity in 2021, to the cost of thermal dispatch due to the high cost of fuels and to the monetary correction by the IPCA, which closed 2021 with an increase of 10.06%”, says Aneel.

The new values ​​will take effect in July, but Aneel has not yet confirmed which of the flags will be used in the month. The trend is to keep the green flag, with no additional charge.

In the second, thermal plants accounted for 11.6% of the energy generated in the country, less than half of the worst moments of the 2021 water crisis. These plants are more expensive because they use fossil fuels, such as natural gas or diesel oil.

The tariff flag system was implemented in 2015 and, according to Aneel, they have already represented savings of R$ 4 billion for the consumer by avoiding the incidence of interest on the payment of energy generated by thermal plants.

In addition, says the agency, they indicate that the country is demanding more expensive energy, allowing consumers to plan ahead. “If the flag is red, he knows that it is convenient to save money, have a more conscious consumption and avoid wasting water and energy”.

During the water crisis, the government established an extraordinary fee, of R$ 14.20 for every 100 kWh consumed, to pay for more expensive thermal plants activated to preserve the reservoirs. That flag was extinguished in April.

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