Consultation Paper issued by :KPMG Advisory Unit
On behalf of the clients: Enemalta Corporation – Water Services Corporation
The analysis is based on the figures provided and no verification of the said figures has been made. We accordingly hold no responsibility for any further figures issued on the basis of these figures. We have tried to provide a constructive approach together with a mitigation plan , once again based on the figures provided at this stage
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Introduction
The Corporations themselves set the terms of reference and are the final payers of the study presented by KPMG. In itself this creates a conflict of interest vis a vis the end user of their services. This matter should have been overseen by the Regulator, the Malta Resources Authority, at all its stages.
Any changes in tariff price structures by these Corporations need the end approval of the Malta Resources Authority as the Regulator.
Terms of Reference provided to KPMG
They did not include for a socio economic impact and neither a mitigation plan. They are also based on total recovery of costs and also future investment totaling 450.6 million between 2008 and 2012.
The EU Market
The market is now liberalized across The EU in respect to Energy . Figures in Italy alone show a decrease of 27% in the last calendar year despite the increase of oil price. An EU citizen living in Malta is disadvantaged, due to lack of the competitive ability to source his energy resource as has now become normal practice across the EU.
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The lack of initiatives not taken in the past in respect to alternative energies by irresponsible authorities now has to be forked out by the public, trade, commerce, industry and the entertainment and hospitality, industry at large and especially small enterprises.
The introduction of the surcharge was outlined by Government at earlier stages to be a temporary one. Enemalta and Water Services Corporation are now removing this concept completely and including this as part of a standard tariff procedure.
Figures in short :
Total Costs Enemalta 365,392,594
This includes :
Return on Capital Employed 22,431,623
GRTU recommends that this figure is not to be included in recovery of costs at this stage, thus allowing a direct reduction of approx 6% as tariffs as proposed by KPMG.
Revenue to be based on 342,960,971
Revenue to be based on this figure when this figure is audited to be correct.
No of Accounts Households 209,048
No of Accounts Non residential 41,855
Households
Domestic up to 3000units Users 117003 Increase over 100%
Over 3000 to 20,000 units Users 92045 Increase 28%to 40%
To be noted is the fact that these figures are given as average and as such these could end up to be misleading from many aspects.
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Current revenue for variable receipts is not identified in the report.
Target Revenue for Residential/Households
Installations projected 2,758,365
Fixed (meter rent) 17,918,400
Variable ( units) 126,658,927
Total 147,335,692
The options provided by KPMG are no different, the base rate of each unit increases where Eco Rebates are being recommended, but the cumulative revenue by the Corporation remains neutral. (pg96/97)
Option 2 would be best suited for Residential if the figures given are correct.
Domestic Tariffs The way forward
The way forward is based on the acceptance of the "Pay as you use principle" However it is to be noted that Malta currently lacks the infrastructure to allow its EU citizens the right to choose their energy supplier so this has to be considered when final tariffs are issued and agreed to.
GRTU recommends the following for Domestic Tariffs :
a) A guaranteed price option for a minimal of 365 days. This will
place users on a safer ground and they could plan at least for
a calendar year. Whilst Enemalta has a right to hedge and
dictate its basis for a long term, then the citizen should also
the same right.
This is a greater need in Malta where the EU Citizen does not
Have access to the competitive market.
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b) Alternative Multitier option with introduction of Peak hour Use,
Intermediate and Off Peak metering.
Electronic bill sending also to be introduced thus reducing costs and also become more environment sensitive.
Photovoltaic Panels, with rebates covering minimally 70% of outlayed capital. Rebate to be given 50% through billing structure
Over 365 days and 50% in payment.
These rebates should be recovered through Schemes which were earmarked for use by MRA in their plan set out for Malta in respect to Renewable Energy Initiatives provided to the Commission in October 2007 and approved.
Individuals in the home. Tariffs are to be structured on this basis so that we primarily opt to conserve energy use. We need to make sure that use of electricity in units does not surpass a basis year 2005.
is reached and that is why Energy Audits should be a must in households , certified by an Engineer. Energy Audited residences
should be given 50% of the cost of the audit in payment terms.
Use less then their established bench mark. The loyalty card would include a point structure that can be utilized by the end user for purchases from "Enemalta Major Partners"
Major partners would include providers of services or products.
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The Non Residential Sector
Enemalta are expecting an income of CircaEuros 217,731,926 from this category of customers. There are 41, 855 users in this category.
The Schedule below shows the average amount of Kwh used , their current average payment, their projected increase in monetary terms and percentage and the amount of users in this category.
.
|
Kwh |
Current |
Projected |
Percentage |
Daily |
Projected |
Users |
|
|
|
Increase |
Increase |
Cost (C) |
Daily C |
|
|
-4000 |
357 |
403 |
Over 100% |
0.98 |
2.08 |
|
|
4k-8k |
1028 |
428 |
41% |
2.82 |
3.99 |
|
|
8k-12k |
1699 |
465 |
27% |
4.65 |
5.93 |
|
|
12-20k |
2705 |
539 |
19.9% |
7.42 |
8.88 |
36874 |
|
20-40k |
4712 |
593 |
12.5% |
12.90 |
14.53 |
2349 |
|
40-60k |
8165 |
862 |
10.5% |
22.36 |
24.73 |
906 |
|
60-80k |
11605 |
1237 |
10.6% |
31.79 |
35.18 |
474 |
|
80-100 |
14797 |
1585 |
10.7% |
40.53 |
44.88 |
232 |
|
100/200 |
22932 |
2217 |
9.7% |
62.82 |
68.90 |
489 |
|
200/400 |
47423 |
3867 |
8.1% |
129.92 |
140.52 |
247 |
|
400/600 |
83130 |
6273 |
7.5% |
227.75 |
244.93 |
107 |
|
600/800 |
119163 |
8701 |
7.3% |
326.47 |
350.30 |
52 |
|
800/1m |
150798 |
10832 |
7.1% |
413.14 |
442.82 |
22 |
|
1m-5m |
297527 |
15301 |
5% |
815 |
857 |
82 |
|
5m-10m |
1004400 |
33427 |
3.3% |
2751 |
2843 |
14 |
|
Ov 10m |
1971926 |
47684 |
2.4% |
5402 |
5533 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Notes to the above Schedule
The amounts given are in Euros.
It is not known whether the 120 capped industry / hotels are reflected in this report from an income point of view.
KVah units only affect 142 customers beyond 80-100k bracket.
The report does not include a breakdown of users below 20,000units
Capping
Whilst it is understood that capping is both not environmentally friendly and discriminatory, the report does not outline the total value in monetary terms that has been capped and thus paid by other commercial sector and industry. A report yesterday quoted as the surcharge level decreasing to 75% instead of present 95% if this capping was not in force.
Meter Rent
Three Phase
The meter rent now increased from Euros 55.90 to Euros 420 (4200accounts) thus increasing rent by 1 Euro per day.
Single Phase
The meter rent now increased from Euros 55.90 to Euros 420
(37,797 accounts) thus increasing rent by 1 Euro a day.
Mitigation Proposals
The costs are to be based on 6% less then the projected income of Euro 217 million. The Economy is currently not to include a 6% return on investment. Thus this would reduce recovery costs to App Euro 204 million.
Unlike other countries the commercial sector does not have an option of choice. The brunt of the current situation should not be borne solely by the Non Residential users. It has been the responsibility of government through its Energy Corporation Enemalta to live up to its responsibility of providing a service at par with its EU counterparts Non residential customers in the EU have a choice.
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The proposal here includes a total alignment to EU Directives but on the other side the public and the non residential sector is being deprived of its right to a liberalized market.
While Subsidies on Electricity and Water are not acceptable, there are no rules against providing funds from other sources in astructured manner through Eco driven incentives to make sure that users can meet their obligations , by actually paying the said billing.
Mitigation Initiatives for Industry/ Commerce/ Hotels/ Non residential
This rebate is to be given back 50% by deduction in billing and 50% by payment.
Once again MRA has approved Schemes under EU funding , to provide for these payments.
Their annual billing with a view of using these funds to provide Eco Driven initiatives to the same non industrial sector.
Minimally meet the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Directive ,and further to be energy sufficient in their needs. This would mean having providers to the grid instead of the other way round.
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These 120 companies/ hotels. GRTU recommends that these are Energy Audited with immediate effect and recommendations are made before end of this calendar year. The costof these recommendations are to be studied by Enemalta and a structured rebate system over 10 years is to be agreed to with these industries.
Suppliers through a tendering process. These agreements would include price structures for products to be made available to the non residential sector at preferred rates. This would thus reduce the possibility of individual buying procedures.
Multi tier choice of tariffs to Non residential Sector . Bench Marks should be based on 2005 annual consumption
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WATER TARIFFS
On the basis of the Electricity Report this study is also based on figures that have not been verified and further more this study should have been done by the Regulator and not by the Water Services Corporation. This any resulting information produced in this recommendation are deemed to be discriminatory in nature.
Water Cost 20,000,000 cbm @Euro .934
Total Recovery Projected by WSC : Euros 50,787,633.
Recovery includes 11.11 million for future investments (target 7.945 return on current capital employed) thus 21.8 % of total projections.
Electricity Costs are only Euro 10.71 million thus 21% of total cost. To note is that there is also the return on investment which is not at present included in this sum.
In related terms the surcharge here should have been applied on this 21% percent factor only not on the whole billing.
Also to note is the increase in distribution costs by 71% from basis year 2006.
Revenue is projected as follows :
Installations Fixed Variable Users
1,269,691 16,252,042 33,265,899 242, 918
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Current rental fees Current Projected
Residential Euros 27.95
Non Res Euros 55.89
Residential Accounts 199,409 56.00
Non Residential Accounts 43,509 120.00
Domestic Increase ( 2person household)
|
M3 QTY |
Current |
Projected |
Percentage |
Monetary |
Users |
|
Less then 33cbm |
42.53 |
80.32 |
88.8% |
37.79 |
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