Primer on Earthquake Preparedness Plan

MERALCO

MERALCO IN THE DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS

POWER PLANTS TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION CUSTOMERS

Absorbs 51 % of Generated Power in the entire Philippines and 70% of

Luzon serving 5.5M Customers

More than 700 Distribution Circuits

17,409KM Circuit Length

113 Remotely-Controlled Substations

Peak Demand for CY 2014 – 6121 MW

Safety & Environment Mgmt

Corporate Communication

President and CEO

Networks Customer Retail Services

Finance Human

Resources Corporate Info

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Risk Management Legal

Crisis Management Team (CMT) Structure

• Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) is a component of the Crisis Management Plan that integrates functional responsibilities of all organizations required to

ensure business continuity when an earthquake hits MERALCO franchise area.

• CMT is a top level organization that manages situations that adversely affects the company

Impact of a 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake

(Assumptions based on MMEIRS Study & Simulations performed on

REDAS provided by PHIVOLCS)

Metro Manila will be subdivided into four quadrants

82 substations to incur damage

5,000 downed sub-transmission

poles

3.6M customers affected

155 employee casualties, 7

fatalities

MOC Sector

Valenzuela

Balintawak

Manila

Parañaque

Cavite Sta. Rosa

Plaridel

Pasig

San Pablo

Rizal

About 70% of MERALCO’s facilities

will be affected

Gaps and Action Plans

• Partnership with DPWH/MMDA to prioritize clearing operations to identified power restoration highway.

Restoration effort hampered by voluminous debris

• Collaborate with military and LGU to craft security arrangements

Electrical facilities prone to thievery

• Partnership with other utilities

• Seek ERC’s approval for increased stocks/spares provision

Stock and spares limitation

• Collaborate with MMDA/LGUs for rescue efforts

• Partnership with other distribution utilities

Manpower limitation

• Provisioning of satellite communication devices

• Quick Restoration of Cell Sites

Hampered communication

• Acquisition and deployment of aerial drones

Damage assessment

Earthquake Preparedness

Plan

Crisis Management

Team Quick Action Guidelines

Emergency Backup Systems

Resiliency Plan

Tabletop Simulation

Strengthen Partnership

Rescue Plan

Recovery Plan

Restoration Plan

Restoration Priority

Business Continuity

Plan