The increase “represents a decrease in the contributions of the National State” in the form of subsidies, and “will be applied uniformly throughout the country,” said Energy in a statement.
“The final impact on user bills will be 18% on average, depending on each jurisdiction”indicated the distribution headed by Dario Martinezwhich in turn clarified that “the impact on bills in the AMBA (Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area) of the Seasonal Price plus Transportation and Distribution will never exceed 22%”.
The new values were determined after the Public Hearing on February 17 and 18 and cover the Reference Price of Power (Potref), the Stabilized Price of Energy (PEE) for the Wholesale Electricity Market (MEM) and the Stabilized Price Transport (PET), which together make up the so-called “Seasonal Price”.
“The Seasonal Price is a component of the bills that users and users pay for the supply of electricity, set periodically by the Ministry of Energy and uniform application”was indicated in the statement, in addition to noting that “the final invoice is made up of this price together with transport rates, taxes and the added value of distribution, which is set by each jurisdiction.”
In the recitals of the norm, what was stated by Martínez in the Public Hearing was recalled, regarding that “The commitment is that the tariff adjustments are always less than the increases in the wages of the workers.”
“The State cannot set aside its planning and regulatory role so that everyone has access to a public service with fair and reasonable rates,” said the official.
Source: Ambito
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