The Energy Regulatory Commission issued a show cause order to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines to explain the alleged delay in the implementation of 37 transmission and other related projects.
It said of the 37 projects, 26 are still uncompleted and three are yet to commence. The ERC said NGCP’s delays in the 37 projects are at 820 days, ranging from 21 to 2,561 days.
The ERC directed NGCP to submit with 15 days from receipt of the order its explanation why no administrative penalty should be imposed upon it for violation of the agency’s orders and decisions pursuant to Section 21 and 9 (d) of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.
ERC chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta said they expected NGCP to submit a response within 15 days from July 4, when the order was issued although the decision was promulgated on June 14.
The ERC said NGCP should submit detailed explanations on the cause of delay per project as well as the actual timeline of implementation per project in Gantt Chart format. Alena Mae S. Flores
