Increase until 16% in electricity will be made in three times

June 28th,2014.

The increase in electricity rates scheduled for next month will now apply three times, spread over 18 months.

Thus, subscribers of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) will see in your next bill up 5.32%, up from 15.5% initially considered.

Thus, a family of 200 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month paid ¢ 17,400, ¢ 18,351 must pay. Been applied, increase that spoke first, that amount would have been of ¢ 20,184.

The decision to delay the adjustment took Regulatory Authority of Public Services (Aresep) at the request of ICE. For customers of National Power and Light Company (CNFL), the increase will be 4.33% instead of 14.55%, while subscribers of the Management Board of Carthage Utility (Jasec) increase were 2.71% and 15.14% no.

Users of the Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) will pay 2.14% more for electricity, instead of 12.01%.

"This measure will 'flatten' rate during this period and well distributed in time additional charges arising from thermal generation, which has occurred due to the decrease in the amount of rain," he added ARESEP.

Thus, the average adjustment amounts of 1.60% and 9.66% no.

During these 18 months, it is expected that other provisions that have been considered by the Government and ICE for lower rates materialize.

Such measures include rationalization of operating costs, the use of the Regional Electricity Market (MER) and the entry into operation of the plant Reventazón in Pococí.

Source:La Nacion