Department
Circular No. 2001-04-001
MANDATING THE
NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION AND ALL
FRANCHISED ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES TO DRAW UP CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR THE
MAY 14, 2001 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS,
the
Commission of Elections (COMELEC), pursuant to the powers vested in it by the
Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, the Omnibus Election Code (B.P. Blg. 881) and other election laws, has prescribed
rules and procedures to ensure the successful conduct of the May 14,2001
national and local elections;
WHEREAS,
the COMELEC on 07 November 2000 promulgated Resolution
No. 3310 which deputizes, among others, the
Department
of Energy (DOE), to perform specific duties relative to the conduct of the
elections;
WHEREAS, Item 5 of aforesaid
Resolution deputized the
DOE and its
Secretary and other agencies under it, including electric cooperatives in the
local areas, to ensure uninterrupted power supply on the day before and on
election day, until the termination/conclusion of the canvassing of the
election returns and proclamation of the elected officials as well as perform
such other functions that the
Commission
on Elections may prescribe from time to time;
WHEREAS,
the DOE deems it necessary to involve the
National
Power Corporation (NPC) and all franchised electric distribution utilities
in the provision of uninterrupted power supply during the prescribed period of
the
COMELEC;
WHEREAS,
Section 12, Paragraph (c) (2) of
Republic Act No. 7638,
otherwise known as the
Department of Energy Act of 1992,
mandates the
DOE through the Energy
Industry Administration Bureau (EIAB) to draw up
plans to cope with contingencies of energy supply interruptions;
WHEREFORE,
premises considered, the
DOE hereby
prescribes and mandates the following rules and procedures to implement said
Item 5 of
COMELEC
Resolution No. 3310, dated 07 November 2000:
1.
The NPC and all franchised
distribution utilities shall ensure the provision of uninterrupted power supply
within their respective jurisdictional areas on the day before and on election day, until the termination / conclusion of the
canvassing of the election returns and proclamation of the elected officials.
Toward this end, aforesaid
entities shall prepare and submit to
DOE
through the EIAB preferably on or before 25 April
2001, individual plans to ensure uninterrupted power supply within their
respective areas, during the entire prescribed dates of the
COMELEC.
2. All contingency plans shall be consolidated and monitored by the
DOE through the EIAB. The
DOE
in return will submit a consolidated report to
COMELEC for its
reference.
3. Appropriate administrative sanctions
shall be imposed upon
NPC and
distribution utilities which fail to comply with the requirement of this
Circular.
Accordingly, the
DOE shall make representations with the
National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the
Energy
Regulatory Board (ERB) to ensure that
NPC and distribution of utilities comply
with this Circular.
4. This Circular shall take effect
immediately.
JOSE ISIDRO N. CAMACHO
Secretary
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