DoE gets energy resiliency inputs from Visayas

THE Department of Energy ( DoE) recently conducted the second leg of its public consultations in Leyte province, in a bid to gather more inputs on its proposed energy resiliency policy.

The department’s energy resiliency policy, dubbed as the “Adoption of Resiliency Planning and Program in the Energy Industry to Mitigate Adverse Effects Brought About by Disasters,” is anchored on President RodrigoDuterte’s directive to uphold disaster resilience.

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said the policy is also geared towards mainstreaming disaster risk reduction to ensure the reliability of energy systems during disasters.

“The insights of our kababayan in the Visayas who experienced the adverse effects of Yolanda— the strongest typhoon ever recorded—allowed us to give more depth in strengthening disaster prevention and management in the energy sector,” he said.

The proposed policy revolves around four principles: to strengthen the existing energy infrastructures and systems; to institute the build back better principle; to improve existing disaster resilience operations; and to develop resiliency practices, systems and standards.

Visayas energy stakeholders shared their ideas to help DoE in crafting a more comprehensive energy resiliency policy with their long experience in disaster risk reduction