1. UPDATES ON OPEN ACCESS AND RETAIL COMPETITION
August 2014

2. RCOA Set-up RCOA open in 2 grids (Luzon and Visayas)
September 27, 2013 (Announcement)
December 26, 2012 (Official Launch and start of Transition Period)
June 26, 2013 (Commercial Operation)
Sellers (Suppliers)
RES, Local RES, SOLR (regulated)
Buyers (CCs): Phased-in implementation
1MW (2 years)
750KW (with aggregation)
Full Retail Competition (household level)
Rules and Regulations governing RCOA

3. Players Contestable Customer (CC) Retail Electricity Supplier (RES)
End-users who have a choice of supplier of electricity, as certified by the ERC.
Retail Electricity Supplier (RES)
Suppliers Licensed by the ERC to supply electricity to CCs.
Local RES
Non-regulated business segment of a distribution utility to supply electricity to CCs within its franchise area, as authorized by the ERC.
Supplier of Last Resort (SOLR)
Emergency Supplier to serve CCs in case there is a last resort supply event.

4. Statistics (as of July 2014)
346
CCs have switched to a RES/LRES 22
Local RES 17
Licensed RES 27
SOLR
GRID
NO. OF CONTESTABLE CUSTOMERS* (Still serviced by the DU)
Luzon
561
MERALCO
387
Visayas
128
VECO 55
TOTAL
689
* Note: These excludes those CCs already have signed Retail Supply Contracts with their respective RES/ registered with PEMC as CRB; and those that were delisted due to termination of service/contracts from their DUs.

5. Updates Resolution 11, Series of 2013 Resolution 22, Series of 2013
CCs who failed to enter into RSCs shall be deemed to stay with their DU until a RSC is finalized
CCs must inform their DU of their stay
CCs shall no longer be allowed to revert back to DU if already in the competitive retail market
Resolution 11, Series of 2013
Supplemental Rules to the Transitory Rules
10 June 2013
No GenCo, IPPA company, DU and DU affiliate shall be issued a license
RES and affiliate RES, acting singly or collectively, shall not be allowed to purchase more than 50% of their capacity requirements from affiliated GenCos
RES may only sell up to 50% of its total capacity to end-user affiliates
Resolution 22, Series of 2013
Amendments to Rules for the Issuance of Licenses to RES
22 November 2013

6. Updates Resolution 5, Series of 2014 Resolution 6, Series of 2014
Provision of monthly customer information by DUs in Luzon and Visayas Grids
Submission of monthly reportorial requirements by the CRB
Resolution 5, Series of 2014
31 March 2014
Withdrawal of the Rules on Customer Switching
Retention of Conduct for Competitive Retail Market Participants
Resolution 6, Series of 2014

7. Thank You!