In electric power: any electric cooperative, private corporation, government-owned utility or existing local government unit which has an exclusive franchise to operate a distribution system in accordance with this Act [Section 4(q), Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001]
In electric power: any EC, private corporation, government-owned utility or existing local government unit which has an exclusive franchise to operate a Distribution System in accordance with its franchise and the Act [Section 4 (cc), Rules and Regulations to Implement Republic Act No. 9136, Entitled “Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001”]
Note: The EPIRA IRR adopts the definition under the law, except for adjustments to the writing style (including the capitalization of a defined term, “Distribution System”) and for the addition of “…its franchise”.
In cooperative development, EC: any Electric Cooperative, private corporation, government-owned utility, or existing local government unit which has an exclusive franchise to operate a distribution system in accordance with the EPIRA Law [Section 2(17)(b), Revised Rules and Regulations Implementing Certain and Special Provisions of the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008]
Note: This definition is part of the definition of Electric Cooperative (EC) under the aforementioned Revised Rules and Regulations Implementing Certain and Special Provisions of the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008.
In renewable energy: any electric cooperative, private corporation, government-owned utility or existing local government unit which has an exclusive franchise to operate a distribution system in accordance with its franchise and Republic Act No. 9136 [Section 4(l), RE Act of 2008; Section 3(m), Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9513]
In renewable energy, RPS: Electric Cooperatives, private corporations, government-owned utilities or existing local government units, which have exclusive franchises to operate distribution systems, including but not limited to, ecozone developers or utility enterprises operating in the economic zones and/or export processing zones [Section 5(d), DOE Department Circular No. DC2017-12-0015, RPS Rules for On-Grid Areas]
In energy efficiency and conservation: any electric cooperative, private corporation, government-owned utility, or existing local government unit (LGU) which has an exclusive franchise to operate a distribution system including those whose franchise covers economic zones [Section 4(d), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act of 2019; Rule II(g), Department Circular No. DC 2019-11-0014, Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11285 (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act)]
Note: Under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act of 2019 IRR, “local government unit (LGU)” is written as “local government unit” only.
In electric power, power lines obstruction: any electric cooperative, private corporation, or government-owned utility which has a franchise to operate a distribution system including those whose franchise covers economic zones [Section 4(g), Anti-Obstruction of Power Lines Act of 2019; Section 4(p), DOE Department Circular No. DC2020-02-0002, The Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11361, Otherwise Known as the “Anti-Obstruction of Power Lines Act”]
In electric power, EV: any electric cooperative, private corporation, or government-owned utility which has a franchise or authority to operate a distribution system including those whose franchise or authority covers economic zones [Section 4(j), Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act of 2022]
In electric power, EV: any electric cooperative, private corporation, or government-owned utility or existing local government unit which has a franchise or authority to operate a distribution system including those whose franchise or authority covers economic zones [Section 4(k), Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11697 of the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act]
Note: The Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act of 2022 IRR adds “existing local government unit” in the alternative list of entities with a franchise or authority to operate a distribution system.
In power, microgrid: any electric cooperative, private corporation, government-owned facility, or existing local government unit which has a franchise to operate a distribution system including those whose franchise covers economic zone [Section 4(e), Microgrid Systems Act of 2022; Section 4.6, DOE Department Circular No. DC2022-05-0017, Rules and Regulations to Implement Republic Act No. 11646 (Microgrid Systems Act)]
In electric power, energy storage: any electric cooperative, private corporation, government-owned utility, or existing local government unit, which has an exclusive franchise to operate a Distribution System in accordance with its franchise and EPIRA [Section 2.6, DOE Department Circular No. DC2023-04-0008, Prescribing the Policy for Energy Storage System in the Electric Power Industry]
Note: In some of the abovementioned sources, the acronym “DU” is not used. In other cases, the term is “Distribution utility (DU)” is the style used. For consistency, this website uses “Distribution Utility (DU)”.