In response, Leviste had said his company- which would establish solar-battery mini-grids- would spur competition and help 200,000 Filipinos in 12 towns across the country. READ: Co-ops slam bill granting Leviste a national franchise for solar firm The proposed measure also faced strong resistance from some electric cooperatives which had accused Solar Para sa Bayan of skirting the power reform law by obtaining a legislative franchise. has reached Legarda’s office for comment but she has yet to respond as of posting time. This effort is meant to pre-empt any more railroading of this issue,” Atienza added. “We’re only bringing it now to the public because there was a threat of railroading. So kami naman walang personalan, trabaho lang ito,” he said. This is 100 percent of the electric power sector, 100 percent ha not just, not 80, not 90 but 100 percent against this bill because it will give undue advantage to one corporation. “Actually we are not, this is not against Loren Legarda or the Senator Legarda or us no. Romero said the issue was not about Legarda or them but about the possible “monopoly” the franchise could produce. “But we are not swayed by any lobbying,” Atienza added. Legarda has not reached out regarding the said franchise, Atienza said.īut he said some common friends “tried to lobby” for the franchise. “Siyempre gusto natin ang murang kuryente pero wag naman at the expense of the other electric companies that have invested billions of pesos,” he added. So, sa nakikita po namin sa request po nila e talagang kaya nilang patayin ang buong sector dahil they can charge the lowest rate because of those tax break,” Pineda said. “Kaya nga itong undue advantage na to kailangan tignan talaga, kung meron ba talaga o wala. This, it added, is contrary to the principle of the equal protection of the laws under Article III, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution. generation, transmission, distribution, and supply) of the electric power industry without limitation as to the scope and as to territory,” the resolution reads. “The bill grants Solar the right to participate in each sector (i.e. Section 59 of the Epira Law provides that only those which are in remote and unviable villages that the franchise utility is unable to service for any reason shall be opened to other qualified third parties.” Granting the franchise to the company would “allow it to infringe on the franchise of distribution utilities,” the resolution added. This is a hundred billion peso worth of a franchise,” he said. So pag nagtayo siya ng mini grids meron siyang power of Eminent domain… Papatayin niya lahat ng electric coops, ng distribution unit, ng IPPs, even the transmission lines, he will kill it because he has his own. “Gusto niyang magtayo ng mini grids all around the Philippines. 9136 or the Electric Industry Reform Act (Epira). Romero, who was also in the same briefing, branded it as a “super franchise” that was “unconstitutional” and violated existing rules under Republic Act No.
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