Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson met with the Negros Occidental Power Sector Assessment Study (NOPSAS) Team Oct. 19 to discuss their progress and proposed plans for the Provincial Power Sector–Study Group (PPS-SG).
The NOPSAS team is composed of Jeanette Patindol as team leader, with Engr. Jeffrey Winston Lazaro, Dr. Stefannie Montaner, Caryl Mae Pillora, Engr. Felix Querubin, and Joshua Villalobos as members.
They are supervised by Energy and Environment Concerns provincial consultant, former governor Rafael Coscolluela.
The team was formed based on the mandate of the PPS-SG, created under Executive Order No. 21-52, signed by Lacson on Nov. 15, 2021, a Capitol press release said.
It is tasked to research and assess the power industry situation and prospects in the province as a basis for creating a Provincial Energy Development Roadmap in the next 10 years and beyond.
Aside from desk studies and interviews, the research team conducted focus group discussions (FGDs) July 29 to Sept. 2 with industry stakeholders from the four power industry sectors: generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization.
It also assisted in inviting FGD participants to the meeting with key industry stakeholders as requested by Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Benitez Oct. 5.
The research team is finalizing its report for submission to Lacson.
A PPS-SG workshop and public consultation, through a Provincial Power Summit will follow, in the drafting of the framework for the Provincial Energy Development Roadmap that will be released in 2023. ||
