Several lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) lack of regular inspection of power plants that might have contributed to why there are outages being experienced in some areas.
Several lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the Energy Regulatory Commission ’s lack of regular inspection of power plants that might have contributed to why there are outages being experienced in some areas. During the hearing of the Senate committee on energy, panel chair Senator Raffy Tulfo asked how frequently should the ERC conduct maintenance on the power plants, taking into consideration the plight of Filipinos who suffer from outages due to malfunctioning or old power plants.
You don’t have eyes, you don’t have ears, you don’t have feet and warm hands on the ground to find out kung ang sinasabi ba talaga nilang rason is totoo o hindi ,” he said. “My problem is, you will decide based on their submission and their submission alone kung impose-an ninyo ba sila ng fine dahil hindi inaalagaan ang planta ,” he continued.
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