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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the country’s power sector watchdog, assured yesterday the prospective bidders of National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) of a transparent and stable regulatory framework.


In a forum organized by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), ERC commissioner Rauf A. Tan allayed concerns of regulatory risk in the privatization of TransCo.


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Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW) chairman Raul T. Concepcion will urge President Arroyo to certify as urgent a bill which will allow the winning bidder of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) a 25-year congressional franchise. 


Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) president Nieves L. Osorio and TransCo president Arthur Aguilar earlied indicated it would take at least a year before a franchise is issued to the winning concessionaire.


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Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW) chairman Raul T. Concepcion will urge President Arroyo to certify as urgent a bill which will allow the winning bidder of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) a 25-year congressional franchise. 


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Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW) chairman Raul T. Concepcion will urge President Arroyo to certify as urgent a bill which will allow the winning bidder of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) a 25-year congressional franchise. 


Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) president Nieves L. Osorio and TransCo president Arthur Aguilar earlied indicated it would take at least a year before a franchise is issued to the winning concessionaire.


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Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW) chairman Raul T. Concepcion will urge President Arroyo to certify as urgent a bill which will allow the winning bidder of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) a 25-year congressional franchise. 


Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) president Nieves L. Osorio and TransCo president Arthur Aguilar earlied indicated it would take at least a year before a franchise is issued to the winning concessionaire.


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Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW) chairman Raul T. Concepcion will urge President Arroyo to certify as urgent a bill which will allow the winning bidder of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) a 25-year congressional franchise. 


Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) president Nieves L. Osorio and TransCo president Arthur Aguilar earlied indicated it would take at least a year before a franchise is issued to the winning concessionaire.


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Earlier, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) indicated it would extend guarantee and technical assistance grants to the winning bidder.


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This as the International Finance Corp. (IFC) said it was prepared to provide financing support to the winning concessionaire. The IFC is the private sector investment arm of the World Bank.


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