(PERIOD COVERING MAY TO OCTOBER 2008)

I. INTRODUCTION

The 13th Status Report of EPIRA Implementation covers the period May 2008 to October 2008. The report contains recent developments in the reform implementation and as well the renewed vigor of the government in addressing key issues and its effort to implement responsive measures towards achieving the goals of the EPIRA.

One major achievement during this period is the near completion of the fourth precondition to Open Access and Retail Competition, i.e. seventy percent (70%) privatization of NPC generating assets in Luzon and Visayas, and the concluding activities towards the turnover to the Concessionaire of the operation of the country’s national transmission business. In terms of establishing a competitive electricity market, the Energy Family (DOE, PSALM, NPC, NEA and TransCo) headed by the DOE made bold steps in assessing the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) Rules particularly on the governance and operational aspects of the electricity market operation as envisioned in the EPIRA.

Various activities towards ensuring that the goals set by the EPIRA will be met, the Energy Family likewise embarked on a multi-stakeholders consultative forum through the creation of a Technical Working Group to address issues relating to power sector.

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(PERIOD COVERING NOVEMBER 2008 TO APRIL 2009)

I. INTRODUCTION

The 14th Status Re port of Electric Power Industry Reform Act ( EPIRA ) Implementat ion covers the period November 2008 to April 2009. The report highlights continuing implementation of the reforms as set forth in Republic Act 9136 or EPIRA amidst the challenges posed by the gl obal financial crisis which affected several key reforms agenda particularly that of privatizing the remaining generating assets and the transfer of I ndependent P ower P roducer (IPP) contracts to independent administrators. The task ahea d for the energy sec tor is more complicated, howeve r, the Department of Energy (DOE) , it s attached agencies and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) remained steadfast in carrying out their respective and collective mandate towards the fulfillment of EPIRA objectives.

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(PERIOD COVERING MAY 2009 TO OCTOBER 2009)

I. INTRODUCTION

The 15th Status Report of Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) Implementation covers the period May to October 2009, although updates for privatization for November 2009 was already included. It highlights continuing implementation of the reforms as set forth in Republic Act 9136 or through the sector’s efforts to hurdle the global financial crisis that affected major policy objectives particularly in terms oencouraging new investments in power generation. Fortunately, despite the challenges posed by the crisis, the government’s privatization efforts reaped considerable gains with the threshold in generating assets privatization reached at more than 80 percent and the success for the bidding of the first wave of NPP-IPP contracts privatization.

For the period May to October 2009, the government focused mainly in addressing issues relating to competition and has initiated activities towards harmonization of the EPIRA Law with the newly passed Renewable Energy (RE) Act.

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