According to the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), an increase of 5.6% is expected in the country's electricity tariff. Some Brazilian states will even suffer an even steeper increase, reaching up to 14.3%. Understand how the increase in electricity bill will be distributed and how to prepare for this added value.
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Increase in the electricity bill in 2023
When there are favorable conditions for the generation and distribution of electricity, the green flag – that is, the exclusion of any extra tariff from the electricity bill – is applied. Currently, Brazil is in the green flag, due to the momentary facility in producing energy. In practice, this lowers the electricity bill in homes.
However, with the mandatory tariff increase, your electricity bill can increase considerably. The surcharges can range from 2.7% to 14.3%. Find out more information about the increase in your electricity bill below:
Which electricity concessionaires will readjust the value?
The readjustment information was disclosed after a meeting of Aneel members with the government transition team of the president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on November 24th. However, it has not yet been disclosed which concessionaires will have readjusted tariff values – nor the percentage of the readjustment.
So, so far, there is no readjustment plan?
Not necessarily. What is known, so far, is that 7 distributors will suffer a readjustment greater than 10%, 15 distributors will suffer readjustments ranging from 5% to 10% and 17 companies will need to change their tariffs between 0% to 5%. Finally, 13 utilities will make a change of less than 0%.
Find out if you are entitled to the social tariff:
It is possible to receive discounts on the electricity bill that can vary from 10% to 100% through the Social Electricity Tariff program. For this, you need to be enrolled in CadÚnico and have a per capita monthly income of R$606. Discounts vary according to the benefited group, namely:
- Indigenous or quilombola families have a 100% discount if consumption is up to 50 kWh per month; 40% discount if consumption ranges from 51 to 100 kWh/month and 10% if it ranges from 101 to 220 kWh/month.
- Other families receive a 65% discount if consumption is up to 30 kWh/month, 40% discount if consumption reaches 100 kWh/month and 10% discount if consumption reaches 220 kWh/month.
