A senator who is hoping to land the top job on the chamber’s Energy Committee in the 19th Congress said he supports power subsidies for a defined target population consisting of the poorest users. READ:
A SENATOR who is hoping to land the top job on the chamber’s Energy Committee in the 19Congress said he supports power subsidies for a defined target population consisting of the poorest users, as officials scramble to find ways to cushion the blow of higher electricity prices.
“They can still afford it since they’re in the middle class,” he said in an online briefing. “They are receiving at least above minimum wage, so let’s help those earning minimum wages or below.” Other possible responses to the rise in power prices include reducing the industry’s system losses, which are passed on as costs to consumers, and reviving the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant , though Mr. Tulfo said the latter measure faces a number of hurdles.
“On the other hand, there are many benefits in terms of supply. I’ve also heard that there’s new technology , maybe that’s another point we’ll study,” Mr. Tulfo said.
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