ANEEL and the Regulatory Process of the Electricity Sector

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1 ANEEL and the Regulatory Process of the Electricity Sector
VI WORKSHOP ANEEL – USEA/USAID ANEEL and the Regulatory Process of the Electricity Sector Alvaro Mesquita Superintendet of Institutional Relations August, 9th, 2005 Brasília – DF

2 Sumary Institutional roles of the Power Sector Regulatory Process
Performance, attributes and description of ANEEL Regulator’s challenges

3 Institutional Roles of the Power Sector
Policies and directives: National Congress National Council of Energy Policy – CNPE – approval by the President of the Republic Chamber of Infra-structure Policies of the Government Council Planning and assurance of the balance between supply and delivery: Ministry of Mines and Energy – MME Research and studies for the planning of the energy sector Energy Research Company - EPE Regulatory Body and Delegation of Power Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency – ANEEL

4 FOCUS: Public Interest
Institutional Roles of the Power Sector  Overview, control and operation of the systems: National Operator of the Power System – ONS  Monitoring and evaluation to assure the reliability and security of the supply: Electric Sector Monitoring Committee – CMSE  Accounting and clearing Chamber of Commercialization of Electric Power – CCEE  Execution and service delivery to the costumers: Entities G, T, D e C FOCUS: Public Interest

5 ANEEL’s performance ANEEL Consumers/society Employees Government
Resonable tariffs Quality of service Guarantee of rights ANEEL Employees Government  Adequate remuneration Contracts honored Predictable and clear rules Strategic interests Development model Universal service

6 Regulatory Process Draft of Law Federal Government National Congress
Decree Provisory Act Draft of Law ANEEL Monitoring and Control Regulatory Official Public Position of the ANEEL Public Audience or Consult Technical Discussion Mediation

7 ATTRIBUTIONS Monitoring the performance of the
power sector Where necessary - following the legal framework and specific policies REGULATORY AUDITING Guide and advise – enforce penalties when unavoidable ION MEDIATION Dispute settlement Delegation of authority (*) Energy auctions Auctions for new enterprises (G/T)(*) Authorization(*) (*) Delegation of authority by Federal Government, through MME, responsible to assure the supply of electricity

8 Characterization of ANEEL
Decision-making independence Administrative, financial and property management autonomy Staggered terms for Commissioners – nominated by the President, approved by the Senate Commissioners – cannot be fired without good cause “Quaranthe” Decision Collegiate Board No hierarchy subordination Final administrative option Technical discretionary power

9 External control Legislative Body Judiciary (Review of the acts)
Sub-commission of the CFC of the Senate Public Hearings (~70) Request information National Accounting Tribunal (accounts approved from 1997 to 2002) Legislative Body Judiciary (Review of the acts) Public Ministry Secretary of Federal Control Contract Management Fulfillment of PPA goals Executive Body Consumer Advocate - (organized by the Civil Society)

10 Transparency and improvement of the society’s participation
Transparency improves the efficiency and social control and promotes better regulation to the benefit of society.

11 Transparency and society’s participation - Decentralization
To make the regulation, auditing and mediation actions closer to the consumers and sectorial agents To expedite the regulatory process, monitor service quality, mediation and delegation To adjust the regulation, auditing and mediation actions to local circumstances To minimize or to solve the problems of the relationship between consumers and concessionaires at local level

12 DECENTRALIZATION ARSEP (MA) ARCON (PA) ARCE (CE) ARSEP (RN) ARSAM (AM)
Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos Maranhão ARCON (PA) Agência Estadual de Regulação e Controle de Serviços Públicos ARCE (CE) Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos Delegados do Estado do Ceará ARSAM (AM) Agência Reguladora dos Serviços Públicos Concedidos do Estado do Amazonas ARSEP (RN) Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos do Rio Grande do Norte AGEEL (PB) Agência Estadual de Energia da Paraíba ASTINS (TO) Agência de Serviços Públicos Delegados do Tocantins ARPE (PE) Agência Estadual de Regulação dos Serviços Públicos Delegados de Pernambuco AGEAC (AC) Agência Reguladora dos Serviços Públicos do Estado do Acre ARSAL (AL) Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos do Estado de Alagoas AGER (MT) Agência Estadual de Regulação dos Serviços Públicos Delegados do Mato Grosso AGERBA (BA) Agência Estadual de Regulação de Serviços Públicos de Energia, Transporte e Comunicações da Bahia AGEPAN (MS) Agência Estadual de Regulação de Serviços Públicos de Mato Grosso do Sul AGESP (ES) Agência Estadual de Serviços Públicos AGR (GO) Agência Goiana de Regulação, Controle e Fiscalização de Serviços Públicos ASEP (RJ) Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos Concedidos AGERGS (RS) Agência Estadual de Regulação dos Serviços Públicos Delegados do Rio Grande do Sul CSPE (SP) Comissão de Serviços Públicos de Energia Agreements signed (13) Agencies created without delegation (06) ARCO (SC) Agência Catarinense de Regulação e Controle In negotiation (08) November//2004

13 Transparency and society’s participation
Relationship with the Legislative – more then 70 public hearings and thematic meetings Public Director’s meetings: since October, 2004 Ethics Code – consolidation, approval and Implementation (Ethics Commission)

14 Transparency and society’s participation
1 Council of Consumers in each 64 distributors of energy 2003 – ANEEL’s Home Page: easy access to the process for consumers and regulatory agencies (Ex.: authorization of contracts, monitoring reports, tariffs and quality indices ) Petitions and public hearings – regulation and auditing (more then 150)

15 Democratization of the regulatory process Transparency Publicity
Public Hearings Society’s participation in the regulatory process Democratization of the regulatory process Transparency Publicity Advance preparation of the Consumer’s Council and Organizations of Consumers and Stakeholders – looking for improvement Local meetings and by teleconference Publicize results - Improvement

16 Decision-making proceedings
Administrative and Decision-making proceedings Decision-making Process Decision – Board of Directors Public Directors meeting Report Director (draw) – Technical and Judicial Support (Fact and Law) Broad Defense – Appeal with or without a stay Regulation supported by the Law 9.784/99 Clarity, Transparency and Publicity of the Acts Rights and Duties of Consumers

17 Regulator’s challenges
Achieve autonomy Skilled and adequately paid in-house staff Reduce asymmetry of information Completion of the new regulation model To support and enhance energy policies, to identify improvements and to fill gaps

18 Regulator’s challenges
To be recognized as a “State Institution” that takes care of public interest To look for continual improvement of ANEEL To strive for the reduction of charges and tariffs

19 Main Regulator’s challenges
To consolidate the process of Periodic Tariff Review: (develop guidelines for the basis of cost recovery) To expand the mechanisms of interface with the public and agencies: workshop`s about specific themes; disseminate a regulatory agenda To guarantee the consumers rights and take care of the compliance of the obligations and the rights of agencies

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