Aneel keeps green flag for electricity bill in July

Aneel (National Electric Energy Agency) maintained the green tariff flag in July for all consumers connected to the SIN (National Interconnected System). In it, there are no additions to the consumer’s energy tariff.

This is the third green flag announcement made by Aneel since the end of the water scarcity flag, which lasted from September 2021 to April this year. According to the agency, the green flag was chosen due to the favorable conditions for generating electricity.

For consumers benefiting from the social tariff, who did not have to pay the water scarcity flag, the flag valid since December 2021 is green.

Also in the month of July, the new values ​​of yellow and red tariff flags start to take effect, which were readjusted by up to 64% by the regulatory agency. The market expectation, however, is that the extra fees will not be necessary in 2022, given the recovery of the levels of the hydroelectric reservoirs.

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

What are tariff flags?

The tariff flag system was adopted in 2015 to indicate, in the electricity bill, the costs of generating electricity. The three colors used in the flags – green, yellow or red – imitate the alert of a traffic light to signal the price level to maintain energy supply.

Energy tariffs and flags are not the same thing. Tariffs are the largest part of the electricity bill and serve to cover the costs of generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, in addition to sector charges. The flags, on the other hand, reflect the costs of generation, which vary according to the source.