A couple of days ago we explained to you from Terra Chile how to apply to access the electricity subsidy and pay less money in the month of October and give your pocket a break.
However, this time we bring you another good news: 7 communes of Chile will have an additional discount on their light tickets. Find out which ones it is below.
Which communes in Chile will have an additional reduction in their electricity bills?
The Council of Ministers for Sustainability and Climate Change determined that the communes of Mejillones, Tocopilla, Huasco, Puchuncaví, Quintero and Coronel will be able to access the additional benefit of the Electricity Subsidy. To these 6 communes we must add: Hualpen.
All these communes will see an extra discount on their electricity bills of between 20 and 30%. “This discount is permanent, independent of the socioeconomic qualification of the family and would be around $7,000,” said the Minister of Energy, Diego Pardow.
It is universal in those communes, to the extent that the meter is located in Coronel, in Huasco, in Tocopilla, in Quintero, in Puchuncaví or in Hualpén, it will receive this discount, the minister continued.
Why do some communes have an additional discount on electricity bills and others do not?
It is important to clarify that in the month of April, Congress approved a law that stabilizes the electricity ratesand which included the Electricity Subsidy. This legislation also established that certain communes would have an extra reduction in their insurance accounts. light.
What was carried out was the creation of a Territorial Generation Recognition Mechanism for those communes called “in transition.” These are communes that have in their territory plants of electricity generation based on fossil fuels.
How is the value of light obtained in Chile?
You should know that in a typical light bill70% corresponds to the energy consumed, 10% to transmission and 20% to distribution. The increases will mainly affect those who exceed 350 kilowatt hours per month during the second half of 2024.
