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Choice. Consumer Empowerment Higher Efficiency Open Access

RA 9136, also known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, aims to lower electricity rates and improve power supply for consumers by introducing competition and efficiency into the electricity industry. The key aspects of the reforms are giving stakeholders choice in their electricity source among multiple generators and suppliers, ensuring open access to transmission and distribution networks to promote competitive prices, and establishing higher standards for industry accountability and environmental, health, and safety regulations. The reforms are also designed to introduce competition in electricity generation and supply through market-driven prices and long-term contracts.

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Choice. Consumer Empowerment Higher Efficiency Open Access

RA 9136, also known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, aims to lower electricity rates and improve power supply for consumers by introducing competition and efficiency into the electricity industry. The key aspects of the reforms are giving stakeholders choice in their electricity source among multiple generators and suppliers, ensuring open access to transmission and distribution networks to promote competitive prices, and establishing higher standards for industry accountability and environmental, health, and safety regulations. The reforms are also designed to introduce competition in electricity generation and supply through market-driven prices and long-term contracts.

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RA 9136 EPIRA LAW

Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.


June 8, 2001
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Section = 81
Chapter = 9

RA 9136 is designed to bring down electricity rates and to improve the delivery of
power supply to end-users by encouraging greater competition and efficiency in the
electricity industry.

The essence of these reforms is giving stakeholders a CHOICE.

Consumer Empowerment. Power to choose their source of electricity from


among a host of generators and suppliers of electricity.

Higher Efficiency. Consumers will be assured of adequate and reliable power


supply at lower rates.

Open Access. There will be open access to transmission and distribution network/
facilities so that the benefits of competition in the generation/supply sector could
really trickle down to the consumers.

Industry Accountability. There will be higher levels of environmental, health


and safety standards.

Competition in Generation and Supply. There will be competition between


and among generating companies where prices will be market-driven and
competitive. Long-Term contracts

Electricity

Tariff Unbundling. This includes the itemization and the


segregation of various components of electricity tariffs to make the rates more
transparent.

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