Public Notice No. PN2014-04-0002: Declaration of Remote and Unviable Areas Pursuant to Section 59 of the EPIRA and Rule 14 of Its Implementing Rules and Regulations
Post date: Friday, 25 April 2014 02:02AM

NOTICE is hereby given that the Sabang-Cabayugan area in Puerto Princesa City are remote and unviable areas, have been declared open for the provision of electric service by Qualified Third Parties (QTPs) pursuant to Section 59 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 otherwise known as EPIRA and Rule 14 of Its Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Palawan Electric Cooperative, Inc (PALECO) has issued Board Resolution No. 234 Series 2013 "A Resolution Amending Board Resolution No 173 Series of 2013 and Declaring the Sabang-Cabayugan as unviable area."

The PALECO having franchise obligations over these remote and unviable areas have received an unsolicited proposal and entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City Government of Puerto Princesa and WEnergy Global Pte Ltd. ("WEnergy") on March 2013. The MOU aims to plan, design, build, operate and own a Solar PV power plant with a minimum installed capacity of 1- 1.5 MWp combined with appropriate technologies to ensure an optimal supply of electricity ("24/7") that will satisfy the current and future demands in Barangay Cabayugan, with an immediate focus on the area of Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa, among others.

The Sabang Renewable Energy Corporation (SREC), a joint venture of WEnergy and Delta P, Inc., submitted a Letter of Intent/Application to the DOE to undertake the design, construction and operation of the Hybrid Solar PV/Diesel Generator Powerplant and Micro Grid that will provide electric service to the abovementioned unviable area as QTP.

Interested parties including private entities, local government units, cooperatives and non-government organizations are enjoined to submit proposal to the DOE for the electrification of Sabang-Cabayugan area in Puerto Princesa City.

You may obtain relevant information on these areas from the contact persons below.

 

Rural Electrification Administration and Management Division
Electric Power Industry Management Bureau
Department of Energy
Energy Center, Fort Bonifacio
Taguig City, Metro Manila
Telephone Numbers (632) 479-2900 local 348/417 and (632) 840-1731

 

  Attention:   Mylene C. Capongcol, Director, EPIMB 
      Mr. Josue B. Balacuit, OIC-Chief, REAMD

 

(sgd.)
CARLOS JERICHO L. PETILLA
Secretary

 

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Public Notice No. PN2014-04-0001: Declaration of Remote and Unviable Areas Pursuant to Section 59 of the EPIRA and Rule 14 of Its Implementing Rules and Regulations
Post date: Friday, 25 April 2014 01:21AM

NOTICE is hereby given that Barangays Mabila, Batuganding, Tucal, Konel, Lipol, Tinina, Gomtago, and Tagen in Balut Island and Barangays Laker Island, Camahual, Patuco, Camalig in Saranggani Island, all located in the Municipality of Saranggani, Province of Davao del Sur are remote and unviable areas have been declared open for the provision of electric service by Qualified Third Parties (QTPs) pursuant to Section 59 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 otherwise known as EPIRA and Rule 14 of Its Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Davao Sur Electric Cooperatives (DASURECO) having franchise obligations over these remote and unviable areas, have issued Board Resolutions No. 50 series of 2014 "A Resolution Amending Board Resolution No. 10, S. 2014 and to Temporarily Waive the Cooperative's Franchise to Operate in Balut Island covering Barangays Mabila, Batuganding, Tucal, Konel, Lipol, Tinina, Gomtago, and Tagen and in Saranggani Island covering Barangays Laker Island, Camahual, Patuco, Camalig located in the Municipality of Saranggani, in Favor of a Qualified Third party."

Interested parties including private entities, local government units, cooperatives and non-government organizations may obtain relevant information on these areas from the contact persons below.

Rural Electrification Administration and Management Division
Electric Power Industry Management Bureau
Department of Energy
Energy Center, Fort Bonifacio
Taguig City, Metro Manila
Telephone Numbers (632) 479-2900 local 348/417 and (632) 840-1731

 

  Attention:   Mylene C. Capongcol, Director 
      Mr. Josue B. Balacuit, OIC-Chief, Rural Electrification Administration and Management Division

 

(sgd.)
CARLOS JERICHO L. PETILLA
Secretary

 

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Terms of Reference for Data Package Services under the Fifth Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR5)
Post date: Wednesday, 23 April 2014 01:28AM

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)
for
Data Package Services under the
Fifth Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR5)

  1. Background of the Project

    The Government of the Philippines, through the Department of Energy (“DOE”), is launching the PECR 5 through a transparent and competitive system for awarding of service contracts for the exploration, development and utilization of coal and petroleum resources in the Philippines. The DOE received a proposal for the data package services for petroleum areas. The proposal includes a virtual data room, among others, to host the Philippines’ petroleum data online for easy access and reference of prospective applicants or proponents. To ensure competitive and transparent system of awarding the data package service agreement, the DOE decides to subject the submitted proposal for open and competitive challenge.

  2. Qualifications

    Interested firms are expected to possess proven track record in providing expertise and experience in implementing data package services in different jurisdictions, with specific particularity to the Philippines’ previous contracting round, or substantially similar services. In addition, interested firms shall offer their extensive direct expertise and experience in the development and delivery of virtual data room for petroleum data. Interested firm are also expected to be familiar with the Philippines’ petroleum industry and previous petroleum contracting round.

  3. Technical Proposals

    Interested firms shall submit, together with qualification documents, proposals for data package services which shall include the following activities:

    1. Review and audit available license round data held by the DOE (DOE to provide comprehensive list detailing data, logs, media and condition);
    2. Format, convert, transcribe into suitable format for inclusion into data room;
    3. Seismic vectorizing and well log digitizing (conversion to digital data formats after scanning) as appropriate for each of the minimum of nine (9) and a maximum of fifteen (15) areas offered under PECR 5. Additional vectorizing/digitising and/or supplementary seismic data processing, if required, may be undertaken at potential investors cost;
    4. Prepare data packages for sale to potential investors in workstation-ready packages where possible;
    5. Provide promotion services to introduce pertinent information to key decision makers to greatly enhance participation in PECR 5;
    6. Provide a virtual data room to host a minimum of nine (9) and a maximum of fifteen (15) separate license areas as indicated by the DOE.
    7. Proposed timeline on the data package services which shall comply with the approved timeline of the PECR5.
  4. Financial Proposal

    Interested firms shall submit its financial proposals for the delivery of the data package services. The financial proposal shall specify that the costs and expenses for the data package services shall be for the sole account of the proponent and shall recover such costs and expenses through sharing of proceeds with the Department of Energy (DOE).

  5. Data Handling, Data Transferand Monthly Reports

    Interested firms shall submit specific work programs for the data handling and proposals for data transfer during the term of the data package service agreement. In addition, the proposal shall include plans and programs for monthly reporting to the DOE.

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 Prepared by the REC Secretariat:

 I. U. Ocampo
Chairperson, REC Secretariat

 Approved by:

 Usec. R. A. V. Oca
Chairperson, REC

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