SC upholds Epira on ERC’s setting of universal charge

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THE Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of several provisions of the Republic Act No.9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) allowing the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to fix and approve the universal charge imposed on electricity end-users and allow power distribution utilities to recover their losses.

They also claimed that the universal charge is a form of tax, thus, must be    must be set by Congress, which has the power to tax.

The Court added that Congress’ delegation of such power to the ERC is safeguarded by standards and limitations under the Epira.“After much consideration, however, this Court finds that the questioned actions of the ERC were not in any way afflicted with grave abuse of discretion.

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Author / Journalist: Joel R. San Juan

Category: BusinessStartups

Markets: Philippines

Topics: December Generation Power Court Charges Universal Epira Electric 2013 Charge

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Published On: 2025-01-07 @ 15:10:40 (1 days ago)

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