Section 7Sec./Art. 7

Responsibilities of the Electric Cooperatives (ECs). - In addition to their primary mandate to implement the rural electrification program of the country under existing laws, the ECs shall ensure the protection, preparedness, and mitigation of the adverse impact of any fortuitous event or force majeure to their infrastructure.

The ECs shall also ascertain the ability of their manpower to undertake emergency response for the immediate restoration or rehabilitation of their damaged infrastructure after a fortuitous event or force majeure.

The ECs shall likewise have the following additional responsibilities:

(a) Submit to the NEA a Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of all their infrastructure in accordance with the NEA-approved template;

(b) Prepare and submit to the NEA a Resiliency Compliance Plan, to include a list of projects and programs, including the financial requirements, funding sources, and timeline of implementation, necessary to protect and mitigate the disater vulnerability of all their infrastructure;

(c) Institutionalize submit to the NEA an Emergency Response Plan to be activated immediately after the occurrence of a fortuitous event or force majeure;

(d) Comply with the NEA's policies and procedural requirements for program participation and fund allocation;

(e) Submit reports as may be required by the NEA; and

(f) Undertake all other activities necessary to implement the objectives and provisions of this Act.1wphi1