(PERIOD COVERING MAY 2013 TO OCTOBER 2013)

I. INTRODUCTION

The 23rd Status Report on the Implementation of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 contains various developments in the energy sector’s evolving transformation to the restructured electricity industry covering the period May to October 2013.

The EPIRA mandated the Department of Energy (DOE) to supervise the restructuring of the electricity industry to ensure that the reform process will take place towards the ultimate vision of having a power industry characterized by higher efficiency,a level playing field, reasonably pricedelectricity rates and stable and secure supply of power. Following are the highlights of the latest developments:

• Privatization activities for Angat, Unified Leyte, Power Barges 101, 102, 103 and 104, Naga Power Plant Complex and Sucat Thermal Power Plant ;
• National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) and Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation joint report on their monitoring of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) compliances to the Concession Agreement;
• Updates on the turn-over of sub-transmission assets (STAs) to qualified distribution utilities (DUs);
• Latest summary information on electricity prices;
• Updates on the operation and governance of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA), and the implementation of Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM);
• Power supply and demand situation for the report period; and
• Status of electrification.

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(Period Covering November 2013 TO April 2014)

I. INTRODUCTION

Republic Act No. 9136 otherwise known as Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 or EPIRA is nearing thirteen (13) years of implementation. Though there were significant achievements, several issues remain which can be largely attributed to differences in the interests of stakeholders.

The 24th Status Report on the EPIRA implementation covering the period of November 2013 to April 2014 highlights the following:

• Activities completed for the privatization of remaining National Power Corporation’s (NPC) generating assets and Independent Power Producers (NPC-IPP) contracts;
• Report on National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) compliance to the Concession Agreement;
• Continuing turn-over to qualified Distribution Utilities (DU) of the sub-transmission assets (STAs) of the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo);
• Updates on electricity rates to include average electricity rates, updates on universal charge, loan condonation, lifeline rates and mandatory rate reduction;
• Updates on wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) operations and governance;
• Updates on Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM);
• Monitoring compliance to installed capacity limitation under Section 45 of the EPIRA;
• Updates on the implementation of retail competition and open access (RCOA);
• Power supply-demand situation;
• Electrification status; and,
• Summary report on EPIRA Review discussions.

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(PERIOD COVERING MAY 2014 TO OCTOBER 2014)

I. INTRODUCTION

Republic Act No. 9136 otherwise known as Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 or EPIRA has reached its thirteenth (13th) year of implementation in June 2014. There were significant achievements but the envisioned end result of achieving an efficient electric power industry that ensures energy supply security at reasonable cost remains to be a great challenge. The government has to take necessary actions to balance the interests of the different industry participants and stakeholders.

The 25th Status Report on the EPIRA implementation covering the period of May 2014 to October 2014 highlights the following:

• Activities completed for the privatization of remaining National Power Corporation’s (NPC) generating assets and Independent Power Producers (NPC-IPP) contracts with the bidding for Power Barges (PBs) 101, 102, 103 and 104, Naga Power Plant Complex (NPPC), and transfer of contract under Unified Leyte Geothermal Power Plant (ULGPP) to an Independent Power Producer Administrator (IPPA);
• Report on National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) compliance to the Concession Agreement with the submission of summary of findings and recommendations by the Technical, Regulatory, Financial, Legal Assessment Team (TRFLAT) in their report on the assessment of NGCP’s compliance with the provisions of the CA for CY 2012 to the Presidents of National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) and Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM);
• Continuing turn-over to qualified Distribution Utilities (DU) of the sub-transmission assets (STAs) of the TransCo which has signed one hundred nine (109) sale contracts with seventy nine (79) DUs/Electric Cooperatives (ECs)/consortia amounting to about PhP5.9 billion;
• Updates on electricity rates to include average electricity rates such as the summary of MERALCO residential unbundled power rates and list of ERC Decisions on DU's Rate Applications, updates on universal charge, loan condonation, lifeline rates and mandatory rate reduction;
• Updates on wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) operations and governance to include operational higlights on price, supply demand, and governance aspects;
• Updates on Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) including the promulgation of DOE Department Circular DC2014-05-0010 entitled “Amending the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market Rules and Providing for Transitory Arrangements”;
• Monitoring compliance to installed capacity limitation under Section 45 of the EPIRA highlighting the report on computation of the market share of generators which has been based on the recent developments such as the privatization of the Angat Hydro Electric Power Plant (AHEPP) and Naga Land-Based Gas Turbine (NLBGT);
• Updates on the implementation of retail competition and open access (RCOA) which highlights the summary of RCOA registration and retail market transaction status;
• Power supply-demand situation/outlook including reports on the significant Incidents in the power system, outages for 2014, and various initiatives of the Department of Energy (DOE) being undertaken in compliance with Section 71 of the EPIRA; and
• Electrification status to include the 99.98% achievement of the total potential barangay nationwide under the establishment of Expanded Rural Electrification Program (ER Program).

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