posted April 22, 2020 at 08:10 pm by Alena Mae S. Flores
Senator
Sherwin Gatchalian is calling for an inquiry on whether Congress needs to draw
up a financial stimulus package for the power sector to ensure reliable supply
while protecting electricity consumers.
Gatchalian,
chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, filed a resolution to determine the
short, medium and long-term effects of the enhanced community quarantine in
Luzon on the power sector and consumers.
“We have
seen that with the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine,
electricity consumption from transport, industrial and commercial activities
also went down. The continued decline in consumption may affect the country’s
energy security,” said Gatchalian in a statement.
The
lawmaker wants to look into how consumers can cope with payments of all
electricity bill obligations at the end of the ECQ.
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