Epira must not be ‘dramatically changed’

An economist believes that the government should not make drastic changes to Republic Act (RA) 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira), since this would decrease possible investments in the country’s power sector.

Victor Abola, economist at the University of Asia and the Pacific, told The Manila Times at the sidelines of the recent First Metro Investments Corp. press briefing that the current problems of the country’s power sector such as supply, quality and price hikes should be “resolved as soon as possible [while] still upholding the Epira law.”