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25th Status Report on EPIRA Implementation

Published on Friday, 5 June 2015

(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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Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) Issuances

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Power Industry Reforms

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2009 - 2030 Power Development Plan

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Energy and Peak Demand Forecast

Electricity demand is the basic component of development planning as it integrates different electric power subsectors: distribution, transmission and generation. It also indicates the minimum required capacity and production in terms of watt (w) and watt-hour (Wh), respectively. 

The energy and demand forecasts for the Luzon grid is more comprehensive compared to Visayas and Mindanao grids as it comprised about 74.0 percent of the nationwide demand vis-à-vis its contribution to the major economic structural changes, being the center of industry and commerce.

 

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2009 Transmission Development Plan

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Disclaimer

The Transmission Development Plan (TDP) is prepared and published solely for information purposes. While NGCP, to the best of its knowledge, has used the most accurate data available, and has used utmost prudence in the use of those information, nothing in this document can be or should be taken as a recommendation in respect of any possible investment or business decision. This document does not claim to contain all the information that a prospective investor or grid user or potential participant to the electricity market, or any other person or interested parties may require for making decisions. In preparing this document it is not possible nor it is intended for NGCP to have considered the investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs of each person who uses this document.

In all cases, anyone proposing to rely on or use the information in this document should independently verify and check the accuracy, completeness, reliability and suitability of that information and the reports and other information relied on by NGCP in preparing this document, and should obtain independent and specific advice from appropriate experts.

In the same manner, NGCP does not make representations or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for particular purposes of the information in this document. Persons reading or using this document acknowledge that NGCP and/or its employees shall have no liability (including liability to any person by reason of negligence or negligent misstatement) for any statements, opinions, information or matter (expressed or implied) arising out of, contained in or derived from, or for any omissions from, the information in this document, except insofar as liability under any statute of the Republic of the Philippines cannot be excluded.
 

Foreword

This Transmission Development Plan (TDP) comes at an auspicious time when much is expected from the energy sector’s newest entity.

The NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (NGCP) has officially taken over the nationwide transmission grid operations starting January 15, 2009. As such, NGCP is tasked to operate and maintain the country’s power transmission grid.

Without a doubt, as a newly privatized company, NGCP remains at the forefront of the reforms being undertaken for the benefit of power customers nationwide as envisioned by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.

The TDP reflects NGCP’s vision of building the strongest power grid and maintain the best power utility practice in Southeast Asia. This ten-year plan is also NGCP’s roadmap for transmission development required to meet demand growth, support incoming generation facilities and sustain its transmission business operations while ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory framework of the electric industry.

The plan will guarantee the upgrading and expansion of NGCP’s transmission facilities thus contributing to social and economic development of the nation and at the same time satisfying the stakeholders’ needs.

As a commitment for ensuring a reliable transmission system today and in the future, NGCP will be investing billions to roll out new transmission infrastructures. These transmission network upgrade and expansion initiatives are expected to bring about positive, far-reaching changes, not only in the reliability and quality of transmission service, but also in helping improve the economy of the country.

For the first time, this edition of the TDP will be released in three separate volumes. Volume 1 will cover major network upgrades and expansions resulting from centralized transmission system planning activities. Volumes 2 and 3 will cover other network developments relating to NGCP’s key service areas such as Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and System Operations (SO), respectively.

The capital expenditures (capex) outlined in the three volumes of the TDP shall form the major component of NGCP’s submissions to the Energy Regulatory Commission for the Third Regulatory Period (2011-2015). However, not all of the projects in the TDP might be included in NGCP’s forecast capex for the Regulatory Reset.

 

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