Electrical Service To Cost 7.2% Less
Beginning September 1
Contrary to ICE's threats of electrical
power interruptions, consumers will see a
reduction of 7.2% in the electrical bill
beginning on September 1, following the
Autoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
decision on Thursday.
The reduction will affect all direct
customers of the Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE), customers of the
Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz (CNFL) -
an ICE company, the Empresa de Servicios
Públicos de Heredia, Jasec, and other
electrical distributors in the country.
The reduction will mean a savings of between
¢800 (Coopelesca) and ¢1.400 (Coopesantos)
colones in the consumption of 250 kilowatt
hours consumed by the average household.
The Cámara de Industrias y la Asociación de
grandes consumidores de energía had
requested the regulator to reduce electrical
rates between 10% and 14%, based on costs
savings by ICE in 2009.
The Cámara said in its filing that the ICE
expenditure for bunker and diesel fuel used
to produce electricity was much lower that
the state institution had forecast and
consumers should benefit.
Originally ICE said it would be spending
¢97.9 billion colones while a new
calculation revealed that the cost was
actually ¢45.5 billion colones.
ICE, on the other hand, argued that any
reduction will result in the institution's
inability to guarantee continued electrical
service and blackouts and planned
interruptions may be common.
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