Aneel Approves 6.94% Tariff Rise for Equatorial

Equatorial Energia saw its subsidiary Equatorial Pará receive unanimous approval from Brazil's power regulator Aneel on 15 September for an average tariff increase of 6.94%. High-voltage consumers will see rates rise by an average of 8.09%, while low-voltage consumers will experience a 6.66% increase once the resolution is published.

The approval followed an analysis by director Willamy Frota, who had requested a review on 11 August when reporting director Agnes da Costa first presented the vote. Willamy questioned the utility's power procurement after total contracted volume fell from about 13.2 TWh in 2025 to 11.9 TWh in 2026. On 18 August, his staff sought technical clarifications from the tariff management superintendency, which found no irregularities or improper market exposure.

Energy purchases added 3.19 percentage points to the rate adjustment as cheaper existing contracts expired and higher-priced contracts entered. Sector charges contributed 1.42 percentage points and transmission costs added 0.43 point, while manageable operating costs in Parcela B reduced the index by 1.40 percentage points. Without BRL 557 million allocated from public asset use renegotiation funds, which deducted 6.10 percentage points, the average increase would have reached 13.41%.

Equatorial Pará serves roughly 3.12 million consumer units and had seen an average tariff increase of 3.74% in 2025. Aneel also determined that compensation for delayed implementation since the contract anniversary on 7 August, corrected by the Selic rate, will be addressed in the 2027 tariff process rather than in this year's adjustment.