Energy chief Alfonso G. Cusi wants the power sector to post larger contribution to regain economic momentum.
Cusi on Monday asked his subordinates to “perform their best and serve the public with integrity” as part of the Department of Energy’s (DoE) efforts to aid the government’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
“When we do our work well, when we cut down previously lengthy processing times, we are doing our share in making investors see the country in a better light. We need to help the Philippines build back better, and we could start here at the DoE,” he added.
Cusi affirmed that a reinstated commitment to the agency’s goals will help “repackage the Philippines into a competitive investment destination.”
At the peak of the global health crisis last year, the DoE activated its round the clock Bayanihan Energy Services program to ensure the unhampered delivery of energy goods and services.
Based on the Energy Regulations 1-94 (ER 1-94), funds are distributed to qualified local government units hosting energy generation facilities and/or energy resource development.
As of end-2020, the DoE had released total of P4.28 billion of ER 1-94 funds to host communities.
For January 2021, P113.34 million was released, bringing the cumulative total of ER 1-94 releases to P4.39 billion.
