PHILIPPINES: Department Circular No. DC 2009-09-0012 of 2009 Adopting the 'Blitzkrieg' Operation Approach to Attain 100% Barangay Electrification Level by Yearend 2009

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2009
Effective Start Year: 
2009
Scope: 
Subnational
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Power
Energy Types: 
Power
Issued by: 
Department of Energy
Source: 
Department of Energy
File: 
Department Circular No. 2009-09-0012
Overall Summary: 
A Department Circular to adopt a "Blitzkrieg" operation approach to attain 100% barangay electrification level by year-end 2009. In particular, the DOE and its attached agencies, shall adopt the "blitzkrieg" operation approach as the main strategy to provide guidance to all officials, groups, offices and units to act with dispatch in addressing all directional, administrative and logistical requirements for the energization of the remaining unlit barangays.
Access
Energy access priorities: 
[T]he energization of the remaining 745 barangays by yearend gets the highest priority for the Energy Sector as a significant part of this government's commitment to the Filipino people.
Energy access action plan: 
[T]he DOE and its attached agencies, shall hereby adopt the "blitzkrieg" operation approach as the main strategy to provide guidance to all officials, groups, offices and units to act with dispatch in addressing all directional, administrative and logistical requirements for the energization of the remaining unlit barangays.---[A]n Oversight "Blitzkrieg" Team [...], with the major task of fast tracking action on all documents, and ensuring immediate and timely release of funds to support program timeline, [...] shall also closely work with the ER Team to complement all other efforts which are being undertaken to achieve the main objective of 100% barangay electrification by year end.
Energy access targets: 
[...] 100% barangay electrification by year end.
Governance
Energy institutional structures: 
[A]n Oversight "Blitzkrieg" Team of three (3) is created, reporting directly to the DOE Secretary, with the major task of fast tracking action on all documents, and ensuring immediate and timely release of funds to support program timeline. It shall also closely work with the ER Team [...] to achieve the main objective of 100%barangay electrification by yearend.