By Lenie Lectura - July 10, 2017
THE Department of Energy (DOE) and
the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) agreed to implement a
unified mechanism that will assist electric cooperatives (ECs) relocate power
distribution lines affected by government construction.
The joint circular of the DOE-DPWH prescribes
uniform guidelines and procedures for the proper payment of compensation and/or
recovery of cost in the event of the need to relocate the ECs’ distribution and
subtransmission lines.
“We have to address situations where
the facilities of electric cooperatives need to be relocated due to government
projects, such as road-widening and bridge construction, among other works, and
provide a unified mechanism for the reasonable compensation to them for every
affected facility,” Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said.
Based on the joint circular, the
government agency implementing a public-works project shall coordinate with the
National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the concerned EC to
address all right-of-way concerns related to the affected facility, including
claims for compensation and determination of relocation sites.
It also provides an appropriate
formula in the determination of proper compensation to the
electric cooperative for the cost of the removal of the affected
facility.
“With this joint circular, we will
be able to accelerate and expand access to electricity services by our people,”
Cusi said.
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