Mindanao Power
The MPMC is composed of Mindanao Development Authority, the Department of Energy (DOE) as co-chair, and member agencies including Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), National Electrification Administration (NEA), National Power Corporation (NPC), National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM), and representatives of the Mindanao Electric Power Alliance (MEPA), and Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (AMRECO).
MinDA chairs the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) created through Executive Order 81 in July 2012 to ensure better coordination among power players and stakeholders in Mindanao and to continue to lobby for a regime of reliable, affordable, and sustainable power that would support the recovery efforts of industries from the onslaught of the pandemic. Amid the difficulty due to the limited mobility, reduced and even shutdown of industries’ operations, the MPMC sizably contributed to the recovery and even fortifying some industries during the economic slowdown.
BALIK PROBINSYA, BAGONG PAG-ASA PROGRAM. MinDA
facilitated the inclusion of NEA and DOE in the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) Council, which boost the position of ensuring sustainable and affordable power in the pilot sites of the BP2 and facilitated the particular request of BP2 Kalawit for electrification.
COVID-19 RESPONSE EFFORTS. Most of the studies on the
COVID-19 impact are on agriculture, services, and manufacturing; while these are important, it is insufficient to assess COVID-19 on the energy sector. An Impact Assessment Study on the pandemic’s impact on the Mindanao energy sector is initiated with support from the USAID.
RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR VALUE-ADDED OF SEAWEEDS IN TAWI-TAWI PROJECT. The MPMC facilitated the fund for
Tawi-Tawi Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TAWELCO) Line extension project under the Top-up funds. The Water Study’s Development for the RETS (Renewable Energy Technology to Increase Value-Added of Seaweeds in Tawi-Tawi) Project with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
CAPACITY BUILDING. A forum among Mindanao Electric
Cooperatives was also conducted where the electric cooperatives’ problems and challenges were presented and discussed, leading to policy measures to avoid similar issues in the future as the economy recovers from the pandemic. MinDA facilitated the 3rd Renewable Energy Congress and the 1st International Conference on Renewable Energy and Appropriate Technology (CREATE) as a co-organizer.
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