The DOE has asked Congress to review the NGCP franchise to operate and manage power transmission lines, describing it as “overly generous.” | JMAurelioINQ /PDI
During the committee hearing, which was meant to be a briefing on proposed amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act , energy officials said that around 80 percent of the country’s electricity problems may be linked to the “generous franchise” given to the NGCP in 2008.Republic Act No.
Apart from reviewing the NGCP franchise, the DOE recommended a government takeover of the NGCP’s projects should it fail to meet its target. Due to the delays, “we end up with many generation plants that are unable to connect to the grid, and even if they get connected, if the distribution utilities are not yet connected, then we cannot deliver to our consumers,” she told reporters after the hearing.
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