30/09/2022

Pedro Verdelho, the Chairman of ERSE – the Energy Services Regulatory Authority -, attended the meeting held on 27 September 2022 to appoint the representatives of the electricity system companies and the consumer representatives of the Autonomous Region of Madeira to ERSE’s Advisory Council and Tariff Council.

New representatives of electricity system companies:

Advisory Council

• Agostinho Figueira – EEM- Empresa Eletricidade da Madeira (full member)
• Armindo Santos – EEM- Empresa Eletricidade da Madeira (alternate member)

Tariff Council

• Rui Vieira – EEM- Empresa da Eletricidade da Madeira (full member)
• Armindo Santos – EEM-Empresa da Eletricidade da Madeira (alternate member)

New consumer representatives:

Advisory Council

• Carolina Mendez - Associação Comercial e Industrial do Funchal – Câmara de Comércio e Indústria da Madeira- Grupo Sousa (full member)
• Fernando Assis Correia - Associação Comercial e Industrial do Funchal – Câmara de Comércio e Indústria da Madeira (alternate member)

Tariff Council

• Sara Lobo - DECO Madeira- Associação Portuguesa para a Defesa do Consumidor (full member)
• Vinay Pranjivan - DECO Madeira- Associação Portuguesa para a Defesa do Consumidor (alternate member)

The Advisory Council provides a forum for consultation on the definition of the broad lines of ERSE’s activities and the deliberations of the Board of Directors. It is the task of the Advisory Council to give (non-binding) opinions on matters provided for in article 43 of ERSE’s Statutes, to make recommendations and to promote work of interest to the regulated sectors.

The Tariff Council is also a specific consultation forum, focusing however on ERSE’s tasks related to tariffs and prices. The Tariff Council is responsible for giving (non-binding) opinions on the approval and review of tariff regulations and the setting of tariffs and prices.

Members of both councils are appointed for a renewable term of three years.