WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the. "Electric Power Industry Reform. Act of 2001" (Act), which became effective on the 26th of June 2001 provides the framework for the restructuring of the electric power industry to bring about a free and fair competition on the pricing of electricity;

WHEREAS, the Act mandates the establishment of a wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) where the trading of, electricity can be made;

WHEREAS, the Act enjoined and authorized the Department of, Energy (DOE) to establish the WESM, and formulate the detailed rules thereof within one (1) year from the effectivity thereof Provided that, the price determination methodology shall be subject to the approval of the Energy Regulatory Commission;

WHEREAS, in accordance and in compliance with the Act, the DOE undertook a series of public consultations to jointly formulate the WESM rules with electric power industry participants;

WHEREAS, the development of the WESM Rules had commenced, since March 2000 and the very first draft was posted in the DOE website for information of and dissemination to the public in March 2001;

WHEREAS, after the effectivity of the Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations the draft was updated to conform with the provisions thereof and posted in November 2001.

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