A lawmaker asserted that delayed regulatory approvals are causing the high electricity prices being experienced by consumers, emphasizing that it is unfair to blame NGCP for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
APEC Partylist Rep. Sergio Dagooc said charges collected by NGCP constitute a small portion of the electric bill, and focusing on the transmission grid operator will not address the issue of high electricity prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Generation and distribution costs account for 55 and 20 percent, respectively, while NGCP accounts for just 3 percent of the consumers\u2019 electric bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAno ba immediate na pwede natin gawin na pwede ibaba? I don\u2019t totally agree na tututukan natin si NGCP, bababa na agad iyong bill natin, kasi napakaliit nung kontribusyon ng transmission doon sa kabuang binabayaran natin,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dagooc said during the hearing of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises. Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Sharon Garin acknowledged that some delays are due to projects still awaiting approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dagooc also questioned DOE for relying on the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) as a basis for identifying delays. \u201cIf that\u2019s the case sa pag-review, e papalpak talaga,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dagooc said. Philreca Party-List Rep. Presley De Jesus, for his part, welcomed Garin\u2019s admission, saying it is unfair to place all the blame on NGCP for the project delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn short, hindi lang ito solely fault ng NGCP, just to make it clear. Ang masama rito, we\u2019re not trying to defend NGCP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re trying to level the playing field. Kasi ang dating, kasalanan ng NGCP kung bakit maraming delays,\u201d De Jesus said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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