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Households will be paying 13% more in electricity rates

Family with a consumption of 250 kWh per month will be paying additional ¢1702

Increased recognized expenses for ¢73,000 million for fuel purchases

Households whose electric service is provided by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) must pay an additional 13% average in the electrical service.

For a family with an average consumption of 250 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month, the adjustment involves an increase of ¢ 1702 on receipt. The current rate is ¢ 21,950 and ¢ 23,652 increase.

The new rates were approved yesterday by the Regulatory Authority of Public Services (Aresep) and shall become effective upon its publication in the Official Gazette.

The increase also covers power generation, which will rise by 14%. Such variation indirectly affect customers all distribution companies and cooperatives that buy electricity to the Institute.

Also, the public lighting service will rise 10.6% and transmission, 13.3%.

Such adjustment was strongly opposed by the Chamber of Industry, who asked to review and correct Aresep demand estimates to artificially affect no user fees.

Fuel expenditure. Tariff fixation recognizes all operating costs and expenses Institute fuels for power generation.

ICE intended to be recognized an expense of ¢ 162,939,000 fuels corresponding to lags of 2011, 2012 and the estimated expenditure for 2013.

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Approved increase in electricity at CNFL and in four distributors more

Increases ranging from 1.44% to 3.62%, due to adjustments in the ICE

Five subscribers electricity distributors start paying more for electricity in the coming days. The increases range from 1.44% to 3.62%.

For the National Power and Light (CNFL), the Aresep approved an average increase of 3.07%, so that a subscriber that consumes up to 200 kilowatt hours kW / h will pay ¢ 61 ¢ 63 payable by each .

For the next 100 kW / h consumption increases by 3 ¢ each.

The Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) recorded the highest increase of 3.62% that is. The increases will be 2 ¢ per kilowatt / hour to 200 kW / h in additional ¢ 3.

They also increase the rates for cooperatives in Guanacaste (2.50%), Alfaro Ruiz (2.64%) and San Carlos (1.44%).

According to the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) the increase is a result of the adjustment in rates of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) for fuel approved in November and also affects the distribution.

Will become effective upon publication in La Gaceta.

Source: "La Nación".

 

 

CNFL processes 12.2% increase in electricity rates for its subscribers.

The "Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz" ( CNFL ) processes increased electrical service tariffs it charges more than 475,000 subscribers in the metropolitan area.

Of this percentage, 9.20% is to cover their own increases in operating expenses and investments, and 3.09% is to pay for the adjustment in the price of power purchase approved the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE ).

The Company also seeks an increase of 9.9% in the public lighting service.

Both requests will be discussed at a public hearing scheduled by the Regulatory Authority of Public Services (Aresep) for this December 19, at 5 pm, in the auditorium of that entity, in Guachipelín, Escazú.

The CNFL justify current rates are inadequate to cover the operation of the company from next year.

This puts at risk, he adds, "the attention of the obligations, liquidity, profitability, preventing the implementation of the investment plan," says Pablo Cob, general manager of the Company, in its letter of petition to the regulator.

The last adjustment granted to the company was 4.7% and was applied in April this year. According to the Company, the half of which was to cover the increased costs in electricity generation that will Aresep approved by ICE, the leading supplier of electricity.

That rate hike Institute applied last year, but the CNFL was authorized in April.

In 2011 the company received no adjustment in prices, while in previous years the adjustments approved were lower than those required by the distributor.

Source: "La Nación".

 

La Nacion

ICE customers pay 6% more for electricity

Families who consume 200 kWh per month will pay ¢ 732 over invoice

Institute claimed 22% increase and is now studying to challenge decision

A family that currently pay ¢ 12,200 in the rate of ¢ 732 light should pay more in the next bill.

The increase reflects an average increase of 6% on Thursday approved the Aresep electricity rates for the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), which has 628,000 subscribers.

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LA NACIÓN


REGULATOR YESTERDAY REVIVED TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS

Aresep set new rates of petrol and light before Christmas

Petrol up 17 ¢, 15 ¢ lower gasoline and ICE seeks 24% more electricity

Requests for adjustment costs in the post, ports and buses waiting

The Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) resumed yesterday fixing the rates and approve changes in the price of fuel and electricity by the end of the year.

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