Pagpapababa ng singil sa kuryente sa bansa, prayoridad ng DOE at ERC
Pagpapababa ng singil sa kuryente sa bansa, prayoridad ng DOE at ERC;
Panukalang 2025 budget ng DOE at attached agencies, binusisi sa Kamara
Panukalang 2025 budget ng DOE at attached agencies, binusisi sa Kamara
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00:00The Department of Energy and Energy Regulatory Commission
00:03laid down their plans to lower the electricity bill in the country.
00:07This is one of the issues discussed in the budget hearing in Camara
00:11with its DOE and attached agencies.
00:13Mela Lesmora with the report.
00:19The Department of Energy and Energy Regulatory Commission
00:23has agreed to lay down their plans to lower the electricity bill in the country.
00:29In the hearing of the House Committee on Appropriations
00:32regarding the allocation of funds by the DOE and its attached agencies
00:36for the coming year,
00:38some congressmen were given the task of reviewing the DOE and ERC's actions
00:44to lower the electricity bill in the country.
00:48Aside from the high electricity bill,
00:50the high electricity bill is also accompanied by the high electricity bill.
00:54Energy Secretary Rafael Lotilla also laid down their initiatives regarding this.
01:25And the other is, just for example,
01:30the hybridization program that the National Power Corporation
01:35is trying to do and promote in the off-grid areas.
01:39That's also intended to bring down the effective price of electricity.
01:47From our view, the lowering of electricity prices
01:52or ensuring affordability is a result.
01:55It's a result of various measures being taken by the Energy Regulatory Commission
02:01as well as the Department of Energy.
02:03So I think all roads lead to achieving affordability.
02:09For 2025, the DOE is asking for more than P3 billion
02:15to improve the service of energy in the country.
02:19Despite Lotilla's insistence,
02:20they continue their efforts to expand renewable energy sources in the country.
02:26Basically, yes, Mr. Chairman.
02:28The target is for 35% renewable energy by 2030 and 50% by 2040.
02:39This Wednesday night,
02:40the officials of the DOE and its attached agencies also participated in the budget hearing.
02:46According to the 2025 National Expenditure Program,
02:49they are expected to receive more than P2 billion.
02:53According to the discussion,
02:54the issues raised by the congressmen are the flagship project of the administration
03:00for the Philippine 4PH Program and the authority's support.
03:07It took about nine months for one project to receive a loan.
03:14I cannot force you to love each other
03:16because they have their own loan requirements.
03:20They are also protecting the members' money.
03:24So what did we do?
03:26Since our delivery is slow,
03:28we need to build a construction.
03:32We have already adjusted the affordability because of the interest subsidy.
03:36We also have access to funds
03:38because the private sector is willing to finance the housing production.
03:44The House Committee on Appropriations continued their discussion
03:50on the proposed national fund for the next year
03:53by other agencies of the government on Monday.
03:56Mela Las Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.