THE Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday announced the creation of an interagency group to come up with options on rehabilitating Marawi City’s energy facilities.
Aside from the DOE, other members of the group include the National Power Corp., Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp., National Electrification Administration and the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Lasureco).
The Interagency Task Force on Securing Energy Facilities (IATSEF), meanwhile, reported that the power situation in Lanao del Sur province has yet to fully normalize, as 15 municipalities are still without power and only 20 percent of Marawi City is energized.
The second district with 16 municipalities is fully energized according to the task force based on the report by Lasureco on the current power supply in its franchise area as of 9 a.m. on June 5.
Power supply in the three towns of Lanao del Norte remains normal.
With regard to power generation, the National Power Corp. Mindanao Generation (NPC-MinGen) reported that the Agus-Pulangi power plants are operating normally, with Marawi Lake elevation at 701.292 meters above sea level and Lake Lanao discharge at 160 cubic centimeters per second (cms).
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines also reported normal operations in its transmission facilities. Mindanao State University, which is directly connected to the transmission lines, has been energized as of 12:34 p.m. last Saturday.
Meanwhile, the IATSEF has expanded its membership to include the Department of Finance, Philippine Information Agency and the Philippine Electricity Market Corp.
The task of the group is to secure all energy facilities in the entire country.
The expanded membership of the IATSEF and the policies on resiliency are embodied in a draft department circular that will be scheduled for public consultation.