From left: DOE Chief-of-Staff Jesus Cristino Posadas,
Engr. Arwin Ardon, Ret. Admiral Reuben Lista, Central Tarlac Biopower Inc.
President Don Mario Dia, Equis Manager Craig Marsh, NV-VOGT Phils. President
Vivek Chaudhri, North Negros BioPower, Inc. President Arthur N. Aguilar,
Reynaldo Casas CSDP President, Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. Senior Vice
President Juan Antonio Bernad, Carlos Aboitiz of Aboitiz Power, Solar Philippines
President Leandro Leviste , SolarPacific Energy Corp. Senior Business
Development Officer Dyna Enad, DOE Spokesperson & NASECORE President Pete
Ilagan.
There is another solar lobby, the Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA) headed by Ms. Tetchie Capellan. Meanwhile,...
From the DOE website,
Cusi asked both agencies to “go down to the cooperatives”
to resolve the issues raised by electric cooperatives namely PHILRECA, QUEZELCO
and AMRECO, among others.
Among the issues
raised by the electric cooperatives were ensuring the right of way for electric
projects, tax reforms, non-privatization of Agus and Pulangui complexes in
Mindanao, the interconnection of SPUG areas to the main grid and the putting up
of a one-stop shop and fast lane for the processing of permits and licenses for
energy projects.
On the DOE-Meralco partnership in providing electricity connection to relocated informal settlers.
When "free electricity connection" was reported in local media, I asked Joe Zaldariaga what it means -- only the one-time cost of electricity connection plus meter readers are free, or also the monthly electricity bill of the informal settlers. Joe said that only the former is free. The latter, people still have to pay their monthly electricity bill. This is low anyway because of the "lifeline subsidy" for consumers of only 100 kWh a month or less.
Meanwhile, I am curious why the electric coops would oppose the privatization of hydro power plants in Mindanao? This is long overdue as EPIRA was enacted in 2001 or 15 years ago. Besides, only private players operating in a competitive environment would have enough incentives to really improve the electricity output of those hydro plants, especially when WESM in Mindanao would start operating.
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See also:
Energy 72, FIT-eligible solar plants in the Philippines, June 22, 2016
Energy 73, Comments to DOE draft Department Circular on RPS, June 27, 2016
Energy 74, Mindanao business opportunities via coal plants, July 13, 2016
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