The Expanded Rural Electrification (ER) Program integrates the rural and missionary electrification efforts of the government in collaboration with the private sector, non-government organizations, and several donor-funded projects with the view to attaining total barangay electrification by 2008 and 90% household electrification by 2017.
The Reconstituted ER Program Team
To cope up with the recent developments in the electric power sector, the ER Program Team was reconstituted through the Doe Circular No. 2006-04-003 dated April 2006. The new ER Program Team will continue manage the implementation of rural and missionary electrification program for the purpose of achieving the country’s total electrification, refocus and strengthen rural and missionary electrification through the integrated and synchronized approach.
Responsibilities of the Reconstituted ER Program Team
The following are the responsibilities of the reconstituted ER Program Team:
- Oversee the implementation of ER Program
- Recommend policy and program directions of the ER Program
- Formulate and refocus the Program’s goals to address “present” concerns including sitio and household electrification
- Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of the Program and feedback system to concerned agencies and participants
- Develop timeline, reform action plans, targets and detailed implementation schedule for barangay and household electrification
- Identify the coverage areas of the various stakeholders/key players and set/coordinate with the timetable for project implementation
- Institute collaborations among players
- pearhead the promotion of the program
Other Mandates
- Review and endorse projects and activities in relation to off-grid electrification
- Serves as clearing house of all rural and missionary electrification initiatives in the country
- Coordinate with other entities such as QTP’s, financing institutions, NGOs, and private entities, whenever necessary to provide insights and valuable inputs to the ER Program Team in the exercise of its mandate
The New ER Program Team Structure
A. The Oversight Committee
This committee is chaired by Undersecretary Melinda L. Ocampo, DOE and co-chaired by Administrator Editha S. Bueno, NEA. Its members are representatives from DOE-Energy Policy and Planning Bureau (DOE-EPPB), DOE-Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (DOE-EPIMB), DOE-Energy Utilization Management Bureau (DOE-EUMB), NPC-Small Power Utility Group (NPC-SPUG). The committee also composed of honorary members from National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and other players if deemed necessary.
B. Secretariat Support
The DOE-Rural Electrification Administration and Management Division will serve as the ER Program Team-Secretariat, who will be assisted at the minimum of two (2) representatives from DOE-EPPB, DOE-EUMB, NEA and NPC-SPUG.
C. Inter-Agency Technical Working Group (TWG)
The functions of the Inter-Agency TWG is to provide assistance to Oversight Committee and assist in the development of sub-programs, review ans assessment of existing programs, and formulate strategies for the efficient implementation of ER Program. The TWG is composed of three (3) sub-committees namely: Committee on Policy, Committee on Program Implementation and Operations and Committee on Investment and Financing.
1. Sub-committee on Policy The functions of the Sub-committee on Policy are:
- Review the objectives of the ER Program and develop guidelines and specific strategies for its implementation;
- Conduct regular assessment of the implementation of all program components and activities, identify gaps and issues, and recommend the continuation or cessation of certain programs as maybe consistent with law and Government policies;
- Review existing ER policies and guidelines and evaluate/assess their effectiveness in ensuring the ER targets are achieved as planned in a timely manner;
- Develop policies to address the isues/gaps affecting program implementation;
- Provide institutional support to the program implementation.
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