According to EC SAPEM, the impact of VAD on the pocket will be between 10 and 15%

Next Friday the public hearing will be held to update the Distribution Value that was requested by the EC SAPEM. It will be the third increase in the year enabled by a Government decree by which it declared the energy emergency. The company confirmed that it requested an increase of 24% and the impact on users’ pockets will be between 10 and 15%. “EC SAPEM updates the real costs of electricity distribution, in order to guarantee a sustainable service in time,” the company stated regarding the request.

“Framed in the national context, the final Catamarca SAPEM Energy rate is lower than the national average,” he maintains. The opposition, through deputy Alfredo Marchioli, had harsh criticism since the new request for an increase in the VAD coincides with the removal of subsidies by the national government for categories N2 and N3.

“The VAD represents approximately 23% of the total bill that users pay in their billing. The rest of what users pay is used to pay for energy to the wholesale market, 50%, and national, provincial and national taxes and taxes. municipal 27%.

“EC SAPEM finances the development of the activity itself of energy distribution, composed of multiple small and medium-sized works, with intensive labor, with short-term income from the VAD,” he stated.

At the request of the EC SAPEM, the ENRE called a Public Hearing for tomorrow in the Calchaquí Room of the Adán Quiroga Museum, Sarmiento 450, at 9:30, with the purpose of analyzing whether such request complies with current regulations and the interest public.

Subsidies

On the other hand, the Regulatory Entity of Public Services of Catamarca reported that the Ministry of Energy of the Nation established new consumption limits to maintain subsidies for electrical energy. These will govern during the so-called “Transition” period between June 1 and November 30, 2024.

– Users categorized in Level 2 (Low Income), have a subsidized price up to a base consumption of 350 kWh/month. If consumption remains within this limit, the bonus and/or subsidy is 71.92% of the defined price. If this limit is exceeded, the surplus consumed is paid at full rate.

– Users categorized in Level 3 (Middle Income), have a subsidized price up to a base consumption of 250 kWh/month. If consumption remains within this limit, the bonus and/or subsidy is 55.94% of the defined price. If this limit is exceeded, the surplus consumed is paid at full rate.

– Users categorized in Level 1 (High Income) do not have a bonus.

On the other hand, Catamarca users included in the so-called Cold Zone Regime (who do not have access to the natural gas network) of the departments Antofagasta de la Sierra, Tinogasta, Santa María, Belén, Andalgalá and Pomán) have consumption limits. extended during the period from June 1 to August 31, 2024:

– Users categorized in Level 2 have a subsidized price up to a base consumption of 700 kWh/month. If consumption remains within this limit, the bonus and/or subsidy is 71.92% of the defined price. If this limit is exceeded, the surplus consumed is paid at full rate.