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In order to expedite the electrification of all households in the country, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the government to consider a unified electrification program to harmonize all functions being undertaken by certain agencies in the Philippines. Currently, the electrification of househo
A lawmaker is pushing for a unified program to expedite the electrification of all households, particularly in rural communities.
Upper Katablangan in Conner, Kalinga enjoys 20 years of nearly uninterrupted power supply from the community’s micro-hydro project this year. This remote community located 20 kilometers from its nearest neighboring barangay could be reached with an eight-hour trek up a perilous foot trail when it is rainy or two hours on expertly-driven motorcycles when the road is dry enough. It is one of the first barangays in Abra, Kalinga and Apayao provinces to build a micro-hydro power plant for electricity, a vital service often taken for granted in lowland communities.
SenatorSherwin "Win" Gatchalian (File photo) MANILA - Reelectionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged electric cooperatives (ECs) to roll out their own microgrid system to accelerate total electrification and ensure the provision of quality, reliable, and secure electricity service at reasonable rates in unserved and underserved areas. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, authored and sponsored the upper chamber's version of Republic Act 11646 or the Microgrid Systems Act which was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte last January. The law manda...
The Department of Energy is crafting the rules for the bidding of unserved and underserved areas to microgrid operators to help the country fast-track its total electrification.