posted January 14, 2018 at 05:40 pm by Alena Mae S. Flores
The Energy Department has donated
200 energy-efficient electric tricycles funded by a loan from the Asian
Development Bank to the local government units of Marawi as part of its efforts
to help rebuild the city.
The donation will be made through
the Task Force Bangon Marawi with a memorandum of understanding to facilitate
the turnover of the e-trikes.
A total of 3,000 e-trikes will be
rolled out until June this year is key cities and municipalities. Funding from
the e-trikes came from the ADB loan that was scaled down to P1.73 billion from
the original project cost of P21.672 billion, which covers 100,000 e-trike
units.
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and
TFBM Chairperson and Secretary Eduardo del Rosario signed the memorandum on
Friday. The vehicles are expected to help displaced and affected residents in
their livelihood and daily movement.
The e-trikes donation comes as
Marawi City is rebuilding after the end of a five-month siege to retake it from
terrorists that resulted in more than P17 billion in property damage and
opportunities lost.
“Under President Rodrigo R.
Duterte’s directive not just to rebuild, but to rebuild better, the DOE is
among the many government agencies working very hard with Task Force Bangon
Marawi for this tremendous cause,” said Cusi.
“More than having energy-efficient
transportation, the DOE e-trikes for Marawi will provide livelihood to its
beneficiaries and jumpstart economic activities in the area,” he said.
The e-trike can be charged at home
through common electrical outlets, and the local government units of Marawi
shall oversee identifying the recipients of the donation.
The DEO, with the help of the
stakeholders in Marawi and Mindanao, is also expediting the building of
charging stations to maintain and increase durability of these energy efficient
vehicles.
“The DOE will continue to uphold its
mandate in providing secure, reliable and sustainable energy to spur sustained
growth with inclusivity,” Cusi said.
The department is the implementing
agency of the Market Transformation through Introduction of Energy-Efficient
Electric Vehicles Project or the Electric Vehicle Project, and is currently
deploying the same.
Cusi said some of the e-trikes will
donated to the military and police to be used inside their camps.
TFBM, which was established under
Administrative Order No. 3 issued by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on June 28,
2017, is a group of different government agencies tasked to facilitate the
rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction of Marawi City.
The mandate of the Task Force is to
develop and implement a comprehensive rehabilitation and recovery program based
on a post-conflict needs assessment.
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