)Martes, 10 Setyembre 2019

lumang circular na pinapayagan nito ang

'fn0 us ftleralco independent third party na pangasiwaan ang
proseso sa bidding ng Meralco.
"The new circular not only disempowered
bidding, inihain ng DOE but also *)ws Meralm to controlthe bidding
proc€ss so thdfbnly-expensive electricity supply
contracts with its fdvored companies will win
Bayanpetisyon
Muna sa SG the bidding," giit niColmenares.
Umaasa sinaColmenares at Zarate na agad
NAGHAIN ng sa Supreme Court (SC)
sina Bayan Muna Chairman NeriColmenares and magpapalabas ng TRO ang SC laban sa bidding
Rep. Carlos Zarate laban sa Meralco dahil sa na gagawin mula 9-11 Setyembre 2019 para sa
pagmamanipula ng'bidding' na paborsa kanilang 1200 MwAtimonan project at 1 ,700 MW projects.
kompanya. 'Otherwise, if the bidding is awarded to a
Hiniling nila sa SC na pigilan ang bidding sa Meralco owned company, we fear that it will result
pamamagitan ng temporary restraining order in expensive sweetheart deals," giit ng Bayan
ORO) sa pangambang magiging sobra-sobra ang MunaChairman.
pagtaas ng eleKrisidad kung papayagan ilo. lpinagtataka niZarate kung bakit nagkaroon
'The consumerc were saved from more ng kapangyarihan ang DOE na i-monitor ang
expensive electricity rates resulting from bidding process ng Meralco at protektahan ang
Meralco's self serving supply contracts, when interes ng konsyumersa Meralco dealings.
the Supreme Court voided seven agreements by "Now Meralco can dictate the terms of the
Meralco with companles it owns. Had the self- bidding and imposed onerous terris that will
dealing agreements been allowed, these would discour@e other bidders to the advantage of
result in expensive electricity for the next twenty Meralco affiliates. The Supreme Courtmuststop
years," giit ni Colmenares. this," dagdag ni Zarate.
Aniya, ikinagulatnila nang malamang nagisw Nabatjd na kabilang sa kinasuhan ang DoE at
ang Department of Energy (DOE) nq DC 2018{i2- iba pang DUs na nagsasagawa ng competitive
0003, bagong circular qa pag-ulit lamang sa selection process (CSP). pag cZ