Executive raises 15% discount on electricity bills of the most vulnerable families

President Pedro Castillo announced the presentation of a bill that seeks to cover up to 15% of electricity bills among the most vulnerable families in the country, through a modification of the Law 27510, law that creates the Electrical Social Compensation Fund.

Through his official Twitter account, the head of state remarked that this initiative benefits two-thirds of the population and does not represent any additional cost to the treasury.

“Dear compatriots: we have presented a bill that will implement a discount of up to 15% on the electricity bills of the most vulnerable families. This measure does not entail any cost to the public treasury and will benefit more than 21 million Peruvians, “he said.

Likewise, the president called on the Congress of the Republic to expedite the implementation of the rule, in view of the complications that many families have in the post-pandemic period due to the rise in electricity rates.

“We respectfully request Congress to work hand in hand with the Executive in order to approve this initiative in favor of our people as soon as possible. The economic situation that many families are going through demands that we act with a sense of urgency and justice ”, indicated Castillo Terrones.

Electricity bills: what does the bill say?

President Pedro Castillo’s project reduces the maximum consumption of 100 kW.h / mes a 140 kW.h / mes so that users are affected by FOSE. In total, articles 1, 2 and 3 of the Law 27510.

In addition, the beneficiaries will not have to be included within the BT5 rate option, residential or the one that later replaces it, but within the low voltage rate options for residential use or those that later replace them.

“Those residential users of collective supplies for block sale with average unit consumption less than or equal to 140 kW.h / month are also considered, including low voltage electrical supplies, measured through a meter connected to medium voltage,” he says. the project.

From now on, the fund will also be financed from users excluded from the FOSE discount by virtue of article 3-A of the Law; and, Free Users, including withdrawals made by Free Users in the Wholesale Electricity Market.

What are the exclusion criteria of Article 3-A? First, the user It should not be located in the blocks classified as high and medium-high stratum, according to the stratified plan available by blocks from INEI.

“If this is the case, the excluded user may request its inclusion, stating that its Delivery Point is not within the blocks classified as high and medium-high stratum by the INEI”, states the bill.

They are also considered excluded from article 3-A to residential users of the electricity service with average consumption of up to 140 kWh / month during the twelve-month period ending in October of the year prior to the setting of the surcharge factor and transfer program indicated in the Text Unique Ordered of the FOSE, and greater than 140 kWh of average consumption during the months of the summer season included in the months of January, February and March of said annual period.

Finally, the Executive Bill provides the option for the Energy and Mining Investment Supervisory Body (Osinergmin) to develop additional means to determine the possible exclusion of any user who does not want the benefit.