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FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A TRANSPARENT BIDDING PROCESS FOR POWER SUPPLY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 45, B OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9136, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY REFORM ACT OF 2001"
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June 30, 2016
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00084 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A TRANSPARENT BIDDING PROCESS FOR POWER SUPPLY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 45, B OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9136, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY REFORM ACT OF 2001" |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to amend the provision in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), allowing the distribution utilities (DUs) to enter into bilateral power supply agreements and which the role of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is only to evaluate Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) and, mandates the ERC to conduct the transparent and competitive selection process in power contracts between distribution utilities and generation companies. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BENITEZ, ALFREDO "ALBEE" B. |
| DATE FILED : 2016-06-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| NATURE : Economic |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Suansing (H.) (015 2016-08-24) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Referred to Stakeholders on 2016-08-11 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY ON 2016-07-26 |
Abstract
Seeks to amend the provision in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), allowing the distribution utilities (DUs) to enter into bilateral power supply agreements and which the role of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is only to evaluate Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) and, mandates the ERC to conduct the transparent and competitive selection process in power contracts between distribution utilities and generation companies
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