Public Sector/Enterprises

(NAPOCOR)
In
Enviromental Management System
I. Company Description
The National Power Corporation (Filipino: Pambansang Korporasyon sa
Elektrisidad, also known as Napocor, NPC or National Power), is a
Philippine government-owned and controlled corporation. It was created under
Commonwealth Act No. 120 on November 3, 1936 as a non-stock government
corporation. The law nationalized the hydroelectric industry and reserved for the use
of NPC, all streams, lakes and springs in the Philippines where power may be
developed, subject to existing rights. In 1960, NPC was converted into a stock
corporation wholly owned by the government under Republic Act 2641. (National
Power Corporation, 2017)

Before the deregulation of the power industry in 2001, NPC was a vertically
combined power utility engaged in the production, transmission, and distribution of
electric power and used to be the largest provider and generator of electricity in the
Philippines. NPC is mandated to provide electricity to all rural areas of the Philippines
by 2025 (known as "missionary electrification"), to manage water resources for power
generation, and to opt and optimize the use of other power generating assets.

Mission
National Power Corporation is committed to:
 Provide reliable power generation and its associated power delivery systems to
ensure total electrification of missionary areas while encouraging private sector
participation;
 Manage its watershed and dam operations to support power generation;
 Operate and maintain the Agus and Pulangi hydroelectric power plants; and
 Adopt innovative power technologies and business processes to respond customer
needs.
Vision
A world-class power corporation providing reliable and reasonably-priced
electricity in all missionary areas by 2025; managing sustainable watersheds and dam
resources for power generation; and optimizing the use of remaining power
generating assets.

Objectives
Goal 1: Improve power supply services in existing missionary area.
Goal 2: Contribute to sustainable hydro power generation in the Main Grid.
Goal 3: Accelerate total privatization of PSALM assets.
Goal 4: Achieve 100% Electrification of targeted/ identified unelectrified households
in all missionary areas.
Goal 5: Contribute to sustainable hydro and geothermal power generation through the
effective management of watersheds under NPC supervision.
Goal 6: Adopt indigenous and sustainable power sources in missionary areas.
Goal 7: Encourage the inflow of private capital in missionary areas.

II. Stakeholder Review

a. A detailed assessment of the company’s stakeholders that covers stakeholders’
expectations from the organization and possible results/impacts to enviromental
management once the identified expectations were met.
Stakeholder Type Applicable Expectations Results
(Yes or No)
Employees Yes Training and skill Applying the Training
and skills to the
development
workplace will
enhance productivity
that strengthens to
achieve the
NAPOCOR’s mission
vision related to its
environmental goals.
Unions Yes Salary adjustments Fair wages will
result in the
commitment of
Unions to focus on
their task and
support NAPOCOR
for the sustainable
operation of the
power supply.
Shareholders Yes Revenue, well It builds trust and
confidence to invest
informed in
in NAPOCOR,
business activities which helps
NAPOCOR to
continue and
develop its
operation of
providing an
innovative solution
to produce power
supply aside from
water dams.
Bank Yes Providing It provides an
financial loan for additional
the projects of alternative source of
NAPOCOR capital when having
a project that needs
a huge sum of
resources to provide
electricity to the
other areas in the
Philippines, which
of course, hydro
power plants are
costly to make and
preserve.
Insurance Company Yes NAPOCOR Less concerned
paying the when the employees
monthly due of its get sick and needs to
employees (e.g. be hospitalized
GSIS) because it was
covered by the
insurance company.
This result to the
assurance of the
workers to be living
in a workplace that
provides the
employees well-
being.

Local Community Yes Safe and secure The local

installation of community will
hydro power support the projects
plants. of the NAPOCOR
to continually
expand or maintain
its sustainable hydro
power plant that
provides
environmentally
friendly electricity
for the betterment of
their community.
Environmentalist Yes Preserving and In creating hydro
protecting the power plant , it
ecosystem needs to build water
dams, which can
change the flow of
the water currents
that some
inhabitants may be
affected if the water
could not reach to
them. Therefore,
NAPOCOR will
develop a solution
to assure that it will
preserved and
protect the
ecosystem.

Local Authority Yes Follow to the rules It can give

and regulations NAPOCOR’s a
direction to align its
projects according
to the rules and
regulations that
prevents to harm the
environment.
Customers Yes Excellent Immediate response
customer service/ and better service of
Customer NAPOCOR, in
satisfaction return, customer
gain awareness in
conserving energy.
Suppliers/Contractors Yes Improvements and It ensuring the
progress of safety of water dams
building stronger when fortuitous
water dam and events occurs (e.g.
dyke. earthquake). It will
results
in prioritizing and
implementing a
project that will
ensure the safety
and reliability of the
Water Dam and
Dyke from
geological and
hydrometeorological
hazards.
Others - - -

III. Assessment of Issues

a. A comprehensive evaluation of the company’s activities, products, and services and

their corresponding environmental aspects (negative impacts on the environment).

Activities/ Impact Impact on Impact Energy Wast Noise Others

Products/ on Air Water on Issues e / odor
Services Land Issue Issues
s
Manage None Threat of Loss of Methane None None It is a threat
water abundance topsoil gas to human
resources , emission lives and
for power frequency the
generation. and environmen
(e.g. distributio t when a
Electricity) n of water dam
species. releases its
water
collection
without
further
notice, like
what
happens to
Cagayan
province.
Building Air Change in Impact Greenho Scrap None Reservoir
and Noise stream, on use gas durin may cause
maintainin lake water forest emission g relocation
g hydro depth. and const of people’s
water wildlife ructi home.
plants (e.g. habitat on
Water
dam, dyke)
References:
National Power Corporation. (2017, June 22)
https://www.napocor.gov.ph/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=4&catid=9

National Power Corporation. (2017, June 22). NPC Goals, Strategic Initiatives and
Programs for 2017.
https://www.napocor.gov.ph/images/presidents_corner/PPJB_Presentations/NPC_Goa
ls_Strategic_Initiatives_and_Programs.pdf