Two resolutions were published in the Official Gazette, one for Edenor and the other for Edesur, which account for the increase expected in May for the wealthiest users after the new removal of subsidies. Electricity bills increase approximately 93% in the fifth month of the year and are up 450% year-over-year.
For low-income residential users (Level 2) there will be no increases and the prices will remain valid. This means approximately 73% less than those with higher incomes.
The fixed increase, on the other hand, varies for those with an average income depending on whether or not they exceed the consumption limit of 400 kilowatt hours (kwh) per month. It is estimated that these increases will affect approximately 30% of residential users.
Based on ENRE resolutions 398/2023 and 399/2023, the new tariff tables They will be effective retroactively, starting May 1st.
The regulation specified that, for the 1st level Residential segment, the subsidy is null, for level 2 it is 86% and for level 3 it is 82% for consumption up to 400 kWh per month and zero for consumption exceeding this limit.
In this way, “the residential category Level 1 increases by an average of 93%” indicated the standard, which also indicated that “level 2 users would pay on average 73% less” than the previous ones, while for level 3 users the difference varies according to their consumption.
For their part, middle-income residential users (Level 3) it will not undergo increases up to category R3 (customers are categorized according to their average monthly electricity consumption level). However, Starting from the R4 category, the official average increases range from 5% to 70%.
“Level 3 users would pay on average 67% less than level 1 users, a percentage that decreases as consumption increases until it reaches an average of 10%,” ENRE explained in the published resolution. The distribution companies must indicate in the invoices that users receive which is the total amount that corresponds to the “National State Contribution”.
With the new boxes, Edesur’s average rate becomes $18,023 per kWh and that of Edenor of $18,043.
The ENRE resolution recalled that invoices must include “prominently” in the section that contains the user information, the legend “National State Contribution”.
The third annex to both resolutions specifies the subsidies for each level, according to the category and level of consumption.
In the case of Edesur, taking the R 1 rate as a reference, the subsidy is $2,072 per kWh for Level 1; $22,624 for Level 2 and $21,748 for Level 3 for consumption up to 400 kWh, applying the same value to Level 1 for the surplus.
For Edenor the values are $2,092 for Level 1; $22,641 for Level 2 and $21,764 for Level 3, which, as in the previous case, will have the same value as the high-income sectors for consumption above 400 kWh.
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Source: Clarin
