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Increases in water and electricity rates fueled inflation last year

Regulated goods justify their rising in operating costs and improvements

January 2013 showed an increase in prices of 1.31%

Changes in the price of electricity, water and municipal services are among those responsible for the direction taken by inflation over the 12 months between February 2012 and January 2013.

This follows from the analysis of data released yesterday by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), which shows that the assets of the group called "Rental housing and services" are those for which a greater degree, by 40% Inflation in the last 12 months, he accumulated a 5.74% January 1.

Other important groups within the CPI calculation were "Food and non-alcoholic", which meant 15% of the index, transport (13%), education (8%) and "Food and drinks outside the home" (8%) , among others.

Inflation, estimated by the consumer price index (CPI) is calculated based on the price changes of 12 groups of goods and services, which in turn have a different weight, that is, some have more influence than others.

For this reason, most price changes are not necessarily a good impact equally in the calculation.

The increases. Services of electricity and water have the common feature that they are regulated goods.

For it is decreed an increase in any of these services, you need the approval of the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep).

Carolina Mora, a spokeswoman for the regulator said that increases in the last 12 months have been justified by operating expenses or improvements that implement the companies providing public services.

Mora said that the increases in electricity are due to two reasons: the operating costs of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) and the cost of thermal generation.

"In recent years increased thermal generation, which is six times more expensive than water," the official of the Aresep.

In the case of water, the greatest increase was in the sanitation rate, in order to generate sufficient income for the works that have not been done in the last 30 years.

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ICE and Recope try to charge users a millionaire error

Authorities will send to ARESEP rate adjustment request before year-end

Refinery sold fuel at lower prices to the Institute during three years

August 21st,2014.

The Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (Recope) and the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) try to convey to consumers a million dollar loss that was generated by an error in buying gourmet bunker for thermal plant Garabito.

Majid Brenes, legal director Recope confirmed that both institutions will, before the end of the year, a joint approach to the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) to retrieve ¢ 10,000 million.

However, it is not yet decided whether the eventual adjustment will be assembled at the rate of oil or electricity.

"We had meetings to go debugged numbers and reach a joint approach to ARESEP because both institutions are entities with regulated prices", said Brenes.

The Office referred inquiries to ICE, but no answers.

However, the Institute disagrees with pay ¢ 10,000 million Recope until ARESEP not recognize it via rates, argued last May, Luis Pacheco, manager of Electricity. The refinery began at the end of 2013, the administrative fee to ICE.

Basis. Recope imported gourmet bunker, exclusively for ICE, at a lower price between December 2010 and June 2013, the study estimates the losses incurred by the sale of low sulfur bunker ICE. Garabito operates with gourmet by technical recommendation, it has less sulfur than regular.

Since inception, both institutions knew that would generate a loss, but established an agreement in May 2011, for the purchase of the fuel, although tariff-was not recognized.

Under the agreement, ICE agreed to pay the additional cost of imports, relative to the regulated price, but even when ARESEP establish the new cost occurred in July last year.

When Recope tried to make the chargeback, ICE refused to make payment. The argument was that the entity overrun the bunker, which was paid for a period of nearly three years, did not have the backing ARESEP.

Luis Carlos Solera, head of Economic and Financial Studies Recope, said he brought the most expensive bunker in order to ensure the country's power supply.

Indeed, the manager of the ICE said the same argument. ARESEP be the entity that has the last word on the dispute of the two companies once you analyze and resolve application rate adjustment.

Source: 'La Nación'

Receipts will be notify an electricity more expensive by using fuel

This month the increase of 13% applies to ICE customers; bills will be indicate fuel expense.

Amount of receipt will be higher between January and June, and is expected to decline from July.

Your next receipt of electric service will not only more expensive. It will also show how the amount payable due to purchases of fuel for electricity generation Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE).

From this month a new system governing quarterly review in national electrical service tariffs called variable cost per Fuels (CVC).

The mechanism aims to bring charges to the actual expenditure for the purchase of fuel for electricity generation.

This year, the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) authorized the expenditure ICE ¢ 73,000 million in fuel.

According Aresep projections, the period from January to June is when receipts charged to higher costs (80%), it is the rainy season and how do unless more is generated with diesel and bunker.

For residential customers ICE that adjustment will be 13.79% from this month to March.

The increase will be reflected in the next bill.

According to the projection of the Aresep, in March apply a slight reduction of 4% and the rates return to more expensive by 7.2% from 1 April to 30 June.

It will be in these months when the oil will weigh more on the bill, they represent 20% of the total. Thus, a customer who consumes ¢ 20,000 monthly pay ¢ 4,000 for fuel.

The regulator estimates that between July and September start falling thermal generation, so the rates will come down by 13.5%.

To that date represent the thermal load only 8% of the receipt.

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Ticos are fleeing from electrical appliances to spend less

Some escaped the electric stove and who increasingly are showering less

CNFL and ICE hierarchs say they lowered the average consumption per household

August 17th,2014

Costa Ricans take any measure sleeve saving, efficient or not so much, as long struggle against rises in electricity bills.

The living room and kitchen Ana Castro, 57, are filled with almost as electrical accessory known, but with costs lights one of the few bulbs from the ceiling. Also seems to meditate a few seconds before going to the refrigerator and prevents full use of the kitchen disks.

Castro said his electric bill dropped from ¢ 15,000 to ¢ 8,000, as finally replaced the "very old fashioned fridge." This was the best solution he could think of, said this housewife Pavas.

"The lights never prendo; that TV does not work and that other is just a monitor. compu CPU has no kitchen and there is not turned on. Here we use only the fridge and electric skillet "reviewed.

Marta Cascante, 47, prefers eating out before disbursing amounts "millionaire" to the electric company. Longer cooking tripe, tongue, pork rib or leg because that would imply two or three hours of cooking "too expensive".

He has no idea why pay ¢ 47,000 per month if every old bulb replaced by a more efficient one, never aplancha, and disconnect and connect the plugs and alarm clocks of the four people who live with her in San Francisco de Dos Rios.

To prevent your wages vanish after the arrival of the receipt, Linette Villegas, Pavas, and Argentina Peralta, Osa, they got rid of their electric cookers. Argentina built a small fire, and Linette purchased a gas cooker, even terror that was to take that "dangerous" step.

Others, like Sara González, Ciudad Quesada, no longer see much TV as before and stopped thinking in the shower as a priority. Flora Morera also sancarleña, only used when the temperature is very low, not to mention washing clothes is a luxury.

In this country there are those who, like Gilbert Cubillo, say live happily without receiving a single kilowatt.

"What is going! Here it is with candles. I, while I removed the light. I do not break your head. It was too expensive and I had a fight with people wiring. In itself, the light for me I do not need; well, here's everything electrical and burned, "said the farmer, 55, resident of Pacuarito of Limón.

In early July, the oft-repeated promise of the Government to a short-term reduction in the price of light, ran into near: there will be cheaper receipts for at least 18 months. Her commitment became stable and keep looking for a solution in the meantime.