THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said on Friday it is pushing for an amendment of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) that will redirect collected penalties into refunds for Filipino consumers affected by power outages.

ERC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Monalisa Dimalanta raised this proposal during the second congressional inquiry at the House of Representatives held on Thursday regarding the Western Visayas-wide power outage.

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