An Act Accelerating The Country’s Total Electrification Of Households, Providing For A Reliable And Efficient Solar Energy System To Public Schools, Allocating For The Purpose The Proceeds From The Net National Government Share From The Malampaya Natural Gas Project And For Other Purposes

• This proposed measure seeks to mandate the Department of Energy (DOE) in coordination with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and National Power Corporation (NPC) to provide electric services in identified unelectrified households.  Moreover, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the DOE is mandated to construct solar energy systems in identified unelectrified public schools. 
• The funding of this measure shall be charged against the net national government share from the Malampaya Fund, with a projected revenue of approximately P152 billion^[1] from 2019 to 2023, after deducting the P208 billion allocated for the payment of stranded contract costs and stranded debts pursuant to Republic Act No. 11321 or the Murang Kuryente Act.
• The bill proposes to allocate 90% of the Malampaya Fund for the electrification of identified unelectrified households in the far-flung areas of the country while the remaining 10% of the Fund shall be for the installation of solar energy systems in public schools.
• This bill would provide the impetus for the country to achieve 100% electrification in all missionary areas by 2022,^[2] support the DepEd’s mission to spread digital literacy and equal opportunity in education around the country, and reach the government’s target RE utilization of 15,304 MW in 2030, from the current 5,438 MW RE utilization.

^[1] PSALM Report on Projected Revenues from SC 38 Malampaya Gas to Power Project dated December 2018.

^[2] 2018-2022 Missionary Electrification Plan presented to the Senate Committee on Energy on April 16, 2018.

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