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A<br />

A<br />

AEV, the Company, the<br />

Issuer, or the Registrant<br />

AboitizPower Group<br />

AboitizPower Group or<br />

AP Group<br />

Abovant or AHI<br />

AC<br />

Accuria<br />

Adventenergy<br />

AESI<br />

AEV Group<br />

Affiliate<br />

Aggregator<br />

ALD<br />

Ambuklao-Binga<br />

Hydroelectric Power<br />

Complex<br />

Ancillary Services<br />

Agreement or ASA<br />

Ancillary Services or AS<br />

Ancillary Services<br />

Provider or ASP<br />

APRI<br />

ARI<br />

ASPA<br />

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.<br />

Aboitiz Power Corporation<br />

Aboitiz Power Corporation and its Subsidiaries<br />

<strong>ABOITIZ</strong> <strong>POWER</strong> <strong>CORPORATION</strong><br />

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Abovant Holdings, Inc.<br />

Alternating Current<br />

Accuria, Inc.<br />

Adventenergy, Inc.<br />

Aboitiz Energy Solutions, Inc.<br />

ACO and the companies or entities in which ACO has a beneficial interest and, directly or indirectly, excercises management control,<br />

including, without limitation, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc., Aboitiz Power Corporation, Union Bank <strong>of</strong> the Philippines and their<br />

respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates<br />

With respect to any person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlled or is under common Control by such Person<br />

Refers to a person or entity, engaged in consolidating electric power demand <strong>of</strong> end-users in the contestable market, for the<br />

purpose <strong>of</strong> purchasing and reselling electricity on a group basis<br />

Automatic Load Dropping<br />

Refers to the 75 MW Ambuklao Hydroelectric Power Plant <strong>of</strong> SNAP-Benguet located in Bokod, Benguet and the 100 MW Binga<br />

Hydroelectric Power Plant <strong>of</strong> SNAP-Benguet located at Itogon, Benguet<br />

An agreement under which a WESM Member, registered as an ancillary service provider, agrees to provide ancillary services<br />

Refers to the support services such as frequency regulating and contingency reserves, reactive power support, and black start<br />

capability which are necessary to support the transmission capacity and energy that are essential in maintaining power quality and<br />

reliability andsecurity <strong>of</strong> the grid<br />

Refers to a person or entity providing ancillary services and registered with the market operator<br />

AP Renewables, Inc.<br />

Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (formerly Philippine Hydropower Corporation)<br />

Ancillary Services Procurement Agreement<br />

B<br />

Backup Reserve or<br />

Dispatchable Reserve<br />

BCQ<br />

BEZ<br />

BI<br />

Bilateral Contract<br />

BIR<br />

Black Start<br />

Black Start Capability<br />

Black Start-up Facilities<br />

BOI<br />

BOT<br />

BSP<br />

Bunker C<br />

Business Unit<br />

The ability to respond to a re-dispatch performed by the system operator during a trading interval, on either a regular or an ad hoc<br />

basis<br />

Bilateral Contracted Quantity<br />

Balamban Enerzone Corporation<br />

Business Interruption<br />

A contract between parties, the net effect <strong>of</strong> which is that defined quantity <strong>of</strong> electricity has been sold by one party to another, at a<br />

particular node<br />

Bureau <strong>of</strong> Internal Revenue<br />

The process <strong>of</strong> recovery from total system blackout using a generating unit with the capability to start and synchronize with the<br />

power system without an external power supply<br />

The ability <strong>of</strong> a generating unit to go from a shutdown condition to an operating condition and start delivering power to the grid<br />

without <strong>of</strong>fsite power<br />

Facilities which provide black start capability<br />

The Philippine Board <strong>of</strong> Investments<br />

Build, Operate and Transfer<br />

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas<br />

A term used to designate the thickest <strong>of</strong> the residual fuels that is produced by blending any oil remaining at the end <strong>of</strong> the oilrefining<br />

process with lighter oil<br />

An Affiliate or Subsidiary <strong>of</strong> AboitizPower


C<br />

A<br />

CAGELCO<br />

CC & B<br />

Central Dispatch<br />

Chevron<br />

COC<br />

Connection Assets<br />

Contestable Market<br />

Contingency Reserve or<br />

CR<br />

Control<br />

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Cagayan Electric Cooperative, Inc.<br />

Customer Care and Billing<br />

The process <strong>of</strong> issuing direct instructions to the electric power industry participants by the system operator to achieve an economic<br />

operation while maintaining power quality, stability, and the reliability and security <strong>of</strong> the grid<br />

Chevron Geothermal Philippines Holdings, Inc.<br />

Certificate <strong>of</strong> Compliance<br />

Assets that are put primarily to connect a customer to the grid and used for purposes <strong>of</strong> transmission connection services for the<br />

conveyance <strong>of</strong> electricity<br />

Refers to the electricity end-users who have a choice <strong>of</strong> a supplier <strong>of</strong> electricity, as may be determined by the ERC in accordance<br />

with EPIRA<br />

Refers to the generating capacity from qualified generating units allocated to cover loss <strong>of</strong> a synchronized generating unit or the<br />

power import from a single-circuit interconnection, whichever is larger<br />

Possession, directly or indirectly, by a Person <strong>of</strong> the power to direct or cause the direction <strong>of</strong> the management and policies <strong>of</strong><br />

another Person whether through the ownership <strong>of</strong> voting securities or otherwise; provided, however, that the direct or indirect<br />

ownership <strong>of</strong> over Fifty percent (50%) <strong>of</strong> the voting capital stock, registered capital or other equity interest <strong>of</strong> a Person is deemed to<br />

constitute control <strong>of</strong> that Person, and "Controlling" and "Controlled" have corresponding meanings<br />

CPCN<br />

CSR<br />

Certificate <strong>of</strong> Public Convenience and Necessity<br />

Corporate Social Responsibility<br />

D<br />

DENR<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Environment and Natural Resources<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Energy or The government agency created pursuant to Republic Act No. 7638 which is provided with the additional mandate under the Act <strong>of</strong><br />

DOE<br />

supervising the restructuring <strong>of</strong> the electricity industry, developing policies and procedures, formulating and implementing<br />

programs, and promoting a system <strong>of</strong> incentives that will encourage private sector investments and reforms in the electricity<br />

industry and ensuring an adequate and reliable supply <strong>of</strong> electricity<br />

Dispatch<br />

Dispatch Instruction<br />

Dispatch Schedule<br />

Dispatchable Load<br />

The Act by which the system operator initiates all or part <strong>of</strong> the response <strong>of</strong>fered or bid by a scheduled generating unit or scheduled<br />

load<br />

Refers to the instruction issued by the system operator to the generators with scheduled generating units and the generators whose<br />

generating units will provide ancillary services to implement the final generation schedule in real time<br />

The target loading levels in MW for each scheduled generating unit or scheduled loads and for each reserve facility for the end <strong>of</strong><br />

that trading interval determined by the market operator through the use <strong>of</strong> a market dispatch optimization model<br />

A load which is able to respond to dispatch instructions and so may be treated as a scheduled load in the dispatch process<br />

Dispatchable Reserve or The ability to respond to a re-dispatch performed by the system operator during a trading interval, on either a regular or an ad hoc<br />

Backup Reserve basis<br />

Distribution Code The set <strong>of</strong> rules, requirements, procedures, and standards governing distribution utilities and users in the operation, maintenance,<br />

and development <strong>of</strong> their distribution systems<br />

Distribution Company Refers to any <strong>of</strong> BEZ, CLP, DLP, MEZ, SEZ, SFELAPCO and VECO<br />

Distribution <strong>of</strong> Electricity The conveyance <strong>of</strong> electric power by a distributor through its Distribution System<br />

Distribution System<br />

Refers to any system <strong>of</strong> wires and associated facilities belonging to a franchised distribution utility extending between the delivery<br />

points on the transmission or subtransmission system or generato connection and the point <strong>of</strong> connection <strong>of</strong> the end-user<br />

Distribution Utilities<br />

Distribution Wheeling<br />

Charge<br />

Under the EPIRA, refers to any electric cooperative, private corporation, government-owned utility or existing local government unit<br />

which has an exclusive franchise to operate a distribution system<br />

Refers to the cost or charge regulated by the ERC for the use <strong>of</strong> a distribution system and/or the availment <strong>of</strong> related services


D<br />

DMC<br />

DOLE<br />

DSRA<br />

A<br />

Distribution Management Committee<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Labor and Employment<br />

Debt Service Reserve Account<br />

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E<br />

EBIT<br />

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes<br />

EBITDA<br />

ECA<br />

ECC<br />

EIA<br />

EIS<br />

Electric Cooperative<br />

Embedded Generating<br />

Plant<br />

Embedded Generating<br />

Unit<br />

Energy Regulation<br />

Commission<br />

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization<br />

Energy Conversion Agreement<br />

Environmental Compliance Certificate<br />

Environmental Impact Assessment<br />

Environmental Impact Statement<br />

A cooperative or corporation authorized to provide electric services pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 269, as amended, and RA<br />

No. 6938 within the framework <strong>of</strong> the national rural electrification plan<br />

A generating plant that is connected to a distribution system or the system <strong>of</strong> any user and has no direct connection to the grid<br />

A generating unit within an embedded generating plant<br />

The independent, quasi-judicial regulatory body created pursuant to RA No. 9136, which is mandated to promote competition,<br />

encourage market development, ensure customer choice, and penalize abuse <strong>of</strong> market power in the restructured electricity<br />

industry and among other functions, promulgate and enforce the Philippine Grid Code and the Philippine Distribution Code<br />

Enerzone Companies<br />

EPIRA<br />

EPSA<br />

ERM<br />

Ex-Ante<br />

Ex-Ante Dispatch<br />

Ex-Post<br />

A term collectively referring to BEZ, MEZ and SEZ - the AboitizPower's Distribution Utilities operating within special economic zones<br />

RA No. 9136, otherwise known as the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act <strong>of</strong> 2001," as amended from time to time, and including<br />

the rules and regulations issued thereunder<br />

Electric Power Supply Agreement<br />

Enterprise Risk Management<br />

A matter determined in relation to a trading interval before that trading interval commences<br />

Under the WESM rules, the dispatch targets set for the end <strong>of</strong> a trading interval , immediately preceding the beginning <strong>of</strong> that<br />

trading interval<br />

Under the WESM rules, a matter determined in relation to a trading interval after that trading interval concludes<br />

F<br />

Fast Start<br />

FiT<br />

Forced Outage<br />

Franchise Area<br />

Frequency Regulating<br />

Reserve<br />

The capability <strong>of</strong> a generating unit or generating plant to start and synchronize with the grid within 15 minutes<br />

Feed-in Tariff<br />

An outage that results from emergency conditions directly associated with a component requiring that it be taken out <strong>of</strong> service<br />

immediately, either automatically or as soon as switching operations can be performed<br />

A geographical area exclusively assigned or granted to distribution utility for distribution <strong>of</strong> electricity<br />

Refers to the generating capacity from qualified generating units allocated to cover intra-hour variations in demand, deviations from<br />

generation schedules and hourly forecast errors


G<br />

A<br />

Generation Companies<br />

Generation Company<br />

Generation Schedule<br />

GMC<br />

Good Industry Practice<br />

Government<br />

GRAM<br />

Greenfield project<br />

Grid Code<br />

Grid Impact Studies<br />

Grid or Transmission<br />

System<br />

Grid Owner<br />

GW<br />

GWh<br />

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Refers to any <strong>of</strong> APRI, CPPC, DLP, CLP, EAUC, Hedcor, Hedcor Sibulan, Hedcor Tamugan, LHC, SNAP-Magat, SNAP-Benguet, SPPC,<br />

STEAG Power, WMPC, RP Energy and CEDC, collectively<br />

Under the EPIRA, refers to any person or entity authorized by the ERC to operate facilities used in the generation <strong>of</strong> electricity<br />

Refers to the schedule that indicates the hourly output <strong>of</strong> the scheduled generating units and the list <strong>of</strong> generating units that will<br />

provide ancillary services for the next schedule day<br />

Grid Management Committee<br />

The practices and methods not specified in specific standards but are generally accepted by the power industry to be sound and<br />

which ensure the safe and reliable planning, operation, and maintenance <strong>of</strong> a power system<br />

The Government <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> the Philippines<br />

Generation Rate Adjustment Mechanism<br />

Power generation projects that are developed from inception on previously undeveloped sites<br />

The set <strong>of</strong> rules, requirements, procedures, and standards to ensure the safe, reliable, secured and efficient operation,<br />

maintenance, and development <strong>of</strong> the high voltage backbone transmission system and its related facilities<br />

A set <strong>of</strong> technical studies which are used to assess the possible effects <strong>of</strong> a proposed expansion, reinforcement, or modification<strong>of</strong><br />

the grid or a user development and to evaluate significant studies<br />

The high voltage backbonesystem <strong>of</strong> interconnected transmission lines, substations, and related facilities, located in each <strong>of</strong> Luzon,<br />

Visayas and Mindanao, or as may be determined by the ERC<br />

The party who owns the grid and is responsible for maintaining adequate grid capacity in accordance with the provisions <strong>of</strong> the Grid<br />

Code<br />

Gigawatt, or one billion watts<br />

Gigawatt-hour<br />

H<br />

HEDC<br />

Hedcor<br />

Hedcor Consortium<br />

Hedcor Sibulan or HSI<br />

Hedcor Tamugan or HTI<br />

HFO<br />

HV<br />

Hydro Electric Development Corporation<br />

Hedcor, Inc.<br />

The consortium comprised <strong>of</strong> ARI, Hedcor, Hedcor Sibulan and Hedcor Tamugan with an existing PSA with DLP for the supply <strong>of</strong> new<br />

capacity to DLP<br />

Hedcor Sibulan, Inc.<br />

Hedcor Tamugan, Inc.<br />

Heavy Fuel Oil<br />

High Voltage<br />

I<br />

ICERA<br />

IDR<br />

IEC<br />

IPP Administrator or<br />

IPPA<br />

IRR<br />

ISELCO<br />

Island Grid<br />

Incremental Currency Exchange Rate Adjustment<br />

Irrigation Diversion Requirement<br />

International Electrotechnical Commission<br />

Qualified independent entities appointed by PSALM Corporation to administer, conserve and manage the contracted energy output<br />

<strong>of</strong> NPC IPP contracts<br />

Implementing Rules and Regulations<br />

Isabela II Electric Cooperative, Inc.<br />

A generating plant or a group <strong>of</strong> generating plants and its associated load, which is isolated from the rest <strong>of</strong> the grid but is capable<br />

<strong>of</strong> generating and maintaining a stable supply <strong>of</strong> electricity to the customers within the isolated area


K<br />

KA<br />

A<br />

Kiloampere<br />

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kV<br />

kVARh<br />

kW<br />

kWh<br />

Kilovolt, or one thousand volts<br />

Kilovolt-Ampere Reactive-hour<br />

Kilowatt, or one thousand watts<br />

Kilowatt-hour<br />

L<br />

LHC<br />

LRMC<br />

Load<br />

Load Factor<br />

Loss <strong>of</strong> Load Probability<br />

or LOLP<br />

Low Voltage or LV<br />

LTI<br />

LWAP<br />

Luzon Hydro Corporation<br />

Long Run Marginal Cost<br />

An entity or an electrical equipment that consumes electrical energy<br />

The ratio <strong>of</strong> the total energy delivered during a given period to the product <strong>of</strong> the maximum demand and the number <strong>of</strong> hours<br />

during the same period<br />

The expected number <strong>of</strong> days in a specified period in which the daily peak demand will exceed the available generating capacity<br />

A voltage level not exceeding 1000 volts<br />

Lost Time Incident<br />

Load Weighted Average Price<br />

M<br />

Magat Plant<br />

Manual<br />

Manual Load Dropping<br />

or MLD<br />

MAP<br />

MCM<br />

MEPZ I<br />

MEPZ II<br />

Metering Equipment<br />

MEZ<br />

Momentary Average<br />

Interruption Frequency<br />

Index or MAIFI<br />

MOPS<br />

Multiple Outage<br />

Contingency<br />

MV<br />

MVA<br />

MVAR<br />

MVARh<br />

MW<br />

MWh<br />

The 360 MW Magat Hydroelectric Power Plant <strong>of</strong> SNAP - Magat located at the border <strong>of</strong> Isabela and Ifugao provinces<br />

Manual <strong>of</strong> Corporate Governance<br />

The process <strong>of</strong> manually and deliberately removing pre-selected loads from a power system, in response to an abnormal condition,<br />

and in order to maintain the integrity <strong>of</strong> the system<br />

Maximum Average Price<br />

Under PBR, refers to million cubic meters<br />

Mactan Export Processing Zone I<br />

Mactan Export Processing Zone II<br />

The apparatus necessary for measuring electrical, real and reactive power and energy, inclusive <strong>of</strong> a multi-function meter and the<br />

necessary instrument, potential, current and phase shifting transformers and all wiring and communication devices as provided<br />

Mactan Enerzone Corporation<br />

The total number <strong>of</strong> momentary customer power interruptions within a given period divided by the total number <strong>of</strong> customers<br />

served within the same period<br />

Mean <strong>of</strong> Platts Singapore<br />

An event caused by the failure <strong>of</strong> two or more components <strong>of</strong> the grid including generating units, transmission lines, and<br />

transformers<br />

Medium Voltage<br />

Megavolt-Ampere<br />

Megavolt-Ampere Reactive<br />

Megavolt-Ampere Reactive-hour<br />

Megawatt, or one million watts<br />

Megawatt-hour


N<br />

A<br />

National Electriciation<br />

Administration or NEA<br />

National Grid<br />

Corporation <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Philippines or NGCP<br />

National Power<br />

Corporation or NPC<br />

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The government agency created under Presidential Decree No. 269, whose additional mandate includes preparing electric<br />

cooperatives in operating and competing under a deregulated electricity market, strengthening their technical capability, and<br />

enhancing their financial viability as electric utilities through improved regulatory policies<br />

The government corporation awarded with the concession for the operation and maintenance <strong>of</strong> the transmission assets <strong>of</strong><br />

TRANSCO<br />

The government corporation created under RA No. 6395, as amended, whose generation assets, real estate, and other disposable<br />

assets, except for the assets <strong>of</strong> SPUG, and IPP contracts, shall be privatized, and whose transmission assets shall be transferred to<br />

the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM)<br />

National Transmission Refers to the corporation that assumed the authority and responsibility <strong>of</strong> planning, maintaining, constructing, and centrally<br />

Corporation or TRANSCO operating the high-voltage transmission system, including the construction <strong>of</strong> grid interconnections and the provision <strong>of</strong> ancillary<br />

services<br />

Network Service<br />

Provider<br />

Under the WESM rules, a person who engages in the activity <strong>of</strong> owning, controlling, or operating a transmission or distribution<br />

system and who is registered with the market operator in that capacity<br />

NIA<br />

NIPAS<br />

NODAL<br />

Non-Technical Loss<br />

NWRB<br />

National Irrigation Authority<br />

National Integrated Protected Areas System<br />

Node-Voltage Analysis<br />

The component <strong>of</strong> system loss that is not related to the physical characteristics and functions <strong>of</strong> the electrical system, and is caused<br />

primarily by human error, whether intentional, or not<br />

National Water Resources Board<br />

O<br />

O&M<br />

Open Access<br />

Operations and Maintenance<br />

The system <strong>of</strong> allowing any qualified person the use <strong>of</strong> transmission and/or distribution system and associated facilities subject to<br />

the payment <strong>of</strong> transmission and/or distribution retail wheeling rates duly approved by the ERC<br />

P<br />

P/E<br />

Partial System Blackout<br />

PASUDECO<br />

PBR<br />

PEMC<br />

PEPOA<br />

Person<br />

PFRS<br />

Philippine Electrical<br />

Code or PEC<br />

Price-Earnings Ratio<br />

The condition when a part <strong>of</strong> the grid is isolated from the rest <strong>of</strong> the grid and all generation in that part <strong>of</strong> the grid has shutdown<br />

Pampanga Sugar Development Corporation<br />

Performance-based rate-setting regulation<br />

Philippine Electricity Market Corporation<br />

Private Electric Power Operators Association<br />

Means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, any unincorporated organization, or a<br />

government or political subdivision there<strong>of</strong><br />

Philippine Financial Reporting Standards<br />

The electrical safety code that establishes basic materials quality and electrical work standards for the safe use <strong>of</strong> electricity for light,<br />

heat, power, communications, signaling, and for other purposes<br />

Philippine Energy Plan or The overall energy program formulated and updated yearly by the DOE and submitted to Congress pursuant to RA No. 7638<br />

PEP<br />

Philippine Pesos or P The lawful currency <strong>of</strong> the Philippines<br />

PHILRECA<br />

Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc.<br />

Power Development The indicative plan for managing electricity demand through energy-efficient programs and for the upgrading expansion,<br />

Program or PDP rehabilitation, repair and maintenance <strong>of</strong> power generation and transmission facilities<br />

Power Factor<br />

Power Quality<br />

The ratio <strong>of</strong> active power to apparent power<br />

The quality <strong>of</strong> the voltage, including its frequency and resulting current, that are measured in the grid, distribution System, or any<br />

user system


P<br />

A<br />

Power System<br />

PPA<br />

PSA<br />

PSALM<br />

PSE<br />

PSPA<br />

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The integrated system <strong>of</strong> transmission, distribution network and generating plant for the supply <strong>of</strong> electricity<br />

Power Purchase Agreement<br />

Power Supply Agreement<br />

Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation<br />

Philippine Stock Exchange<br />

Power Supply and Purchase Agreement<br />

Q<br />

QMS Quality Management System or ISO 9000:2008<br />

Qualified Generating A generating unit tested, certified and monitored by the system operator to provide specific types <strong>of</strong> ancillary services<br />

Unit<br />

QUIRELCO<br />

Quirino Electric Cooperative, Inc.<br />

R<br />

R&R<br />

RA<br />

Ramp Up Rate<br />

Reactive Energy<br />

Reactive Power<br />

Reactive Power<br />

Capability Curve<br />

Reactive Power Support<br />

Red Alert<br />

Reliability<br />

Rehabiliation and Refurbishment<br />

Republic Act<br />

Refers to the normal rate that a generating unit reduces its power output, expressed in MW per minute<br />

Measured in VARh, refers to the integral <strong>of</strong> the Reactive Power with respect to time<br />

Measured in VAR, refers to the component <strong>of</strong> electrical power representing the alternating exchange <strong>of</strong> stored energy (inductive or<br />

capacitive) between sources and loads or between two systems<br />

A diagram which shows the reactive power capability limit versus the real power within which a generating unit is expected to<br />

operate under normal conditions<br />

The injection or absorption <strong>of</strong> reactive power from generators to maintain transmission system voltages within ranges prescribed in<br />

the Grid Code<br />

An alert issued by the system operator when the grid contingency reserve is zero, a generation deficiency exists or there is critical<br />

loading or imminent overloading <strong>of</strong> transmission lines or equipment<br />

The probability that a system or component will perform a required task or mission for a specified time in a specified environment<br />

Renewable Energy Act or Refers to RA No. 9513, otherwise known as the Renewable Energy Act <strong>of</strong> 2008<br />

RE Law<br />

Retail Rate<br />

Refers to the total price paid by end-users consisting <strong>of</strong> the charges for generation, transmission and related ancillary services,<br />

distribution, supply and other related charges for electric service<br />

Return on Assets or ROA The ratio <strong>of</strong> net pr<strong>of</strong>its after taxes to average total assets<br />

Return on Investment on The most common name given by analysts to return on assets<br />

ROI<br />

RMS<br />

Root-mean-square<br />

RORB<br />

Return-on-rate base rate setting system<br />

RPS<br />

Redeemable Preferred Shares<br />

RTD<br />

Under the WESM rules, refers to the Ex-Ante Dispatch<br />

RTX<br />

Under the WESM rules, refers to the Ex-Post Dispatch<br />

Rule Curve<br />

A diagram showing the minimum water level requirement in the reservoir at a specific time to meet particular needs for which the<br />

reservoir is designed<br />

Run-<strong>of</strong>-river<br />

Hydroelectric power plant that generates electricity from the natural flow and elevation drop <strong>of</strong> a river<br />

hydroelectric plant


S<br />

SAIDI<br />

SAIFI<br />

A<br />

System Average Interruption Duration Index<br />

System Average Interruption Frequency Index<br />

<strong>ABOITIZ</strong> <strong>POWER</strong> <strong>CORPORATION</strong><br />

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SAPA<br />

SBFZ<br />

SBMA<br />

Schedule Day<br />

SEC<br />

SEZ or SEZC<br />

SFELAPCO<br />

SGV<br />

Sibulan Project<br />

Single Outage<br />

Contingency<br />

SLUP<br />

Small Power Utilities<br />

Group or SPUG<br />

SN Power<br />

SNAP - Benguet<br />

SNAP - Magat<br />

SPOT<br />

SPPC<br />

SRC<br />

STEAG Power<br />

Stranded Contract Costs<br />

<strong>of</strong> NPC or Distribution<br />

Utility<br />

Subsidiary<br />

Subtransmission Assets<br />

Special Agreement for Protected Area<br />

Subic Bay Freeport Zone<br />

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority<br />

The period from 0000H to 2400H in a day<br />

The Securities and Exchange Commission <strong>of</strong> the Philippines<br />

Subic Enerzone Corporation<br />

San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co., Inc.<br />

Sycip, Gorres, Velayo & Company<br />

Two run-<strong>of</strong>-river hydropower generating facilities tapping the Sibulan and Baroring rivers in Sibulan, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur<br />

An event caused by the failure <strong>of</strong> one component <strong>of</strong> the grid including a generating unit, transmission line, or a transformer<br />

Special Land Use Permits<br />

Refers to the functional unit <strong>of</strong> NPC created to pursue missionary electrification function<br />

Statkraft Norfund Power Invest AS <strong>of</strong> Norway<br />

SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc. (formerly, SN Aboitiz Power Hydro, Inc.)<br />

SN Aboitiz Power - Magat, Inc.<br />

Swedish Space Corporation (Systeme Pour l'Observation de la Terre)<br />

Southern Philippines Power Corporation<br />

Securities Regulation Code<br />

STEAG State Power, Inc.<br />

Excess <strong>of</strong> the contracted cost <strong>of</strong> electricity under eligible contracts over the actual selling price <strong>of</strong> the contracted energy output <strong>of</strong><br />

such contracts in the market<br />

In respect <strong>of</strong> any Person, any entity (i) over fifty percent (50%) <strong>of</strong> whose capital is owned directly by that Person; or (ii) for which<br />

that Person may nominate or appoint a majority <strong>of</strong> the members <strong>of</strong> the board <strong>of</strong> directors or such other body performing similar<br />

functions<br />

Refer to the facilities related to the power delivery service below the transmission voltages and based on the functional assignment<br />

<strong>of</strong> assets including, but not limited to step-down transformers used solely by load customers, associated switchyard/substation,<br />

control and protective equipment, reactive compensation equipment to improve customer power factor, overhead lines, and the<br />

land such facilities/ equipment are located<br />

Supplier<br />

Supply <strong>of</strong> Electricity<br />

Sustained Interruption<br />

Synchronized<br />

System Loss<br />

Refers to any person or entity authorized by the ERC to sell, broker, market or aggregate electricity to the end-users<br />

Refers to the sale <strong>of</strong> electricity by a party other than a generator or a distributor in the franchise area <strong>of</strong> a distribution utility using<br />

the wires <strong>of</strong> the distribution utility concerned<br />

Any Interruption that is not classified as a momentary interruption<br />

The state when connected generating units and/or interconnected AC Systems operate at the same frequency and where the phase<br />

angle displacements between their voltages vary about a stable operating point<br />

In the Grid Code, it is the Energy injected into the grid by generating plants, plus (or minus) the energy transported through grid<br />

interconnections minus the total energy delivered to distributors and end-users; in the Distribution Code, it is the energy received<br />

from the grid plus internally generated energy by embedded generating plants, plus (or minus) the energy transported by other<br />

distributors minus the total energy delivered to end-users<br />

System Operator<br />

The party responsible for generation dispatch or the implementation <strong>of</strong> the generation dispatch schedule <strong>of</strong> the market operator,<br />

the provision <strong>of</strong> ancillary services and operation to ensure safety, power quality, stability, reliability and security <strong>of</strong> the grid


T<br />

A<br />

Tapping Point<br />

TCIC<br />

TDD<br />

Team Philippines<br />

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<strong>Glossary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Terms</strong>, Abbreviations and Acronyms<br />

The point <strong>of</strong> electrical interconnection between the subtransmission line owned by the grid owner and connection assets<br />

Taiwan Cogeneration International Corporation<br />

Total Demand Distortion<br />

Team Philippines Industrial Power II Corporation [formerly, Mirant (Phils.) Industrial Power II Corp.]<br />

Technical Loss<br />

The component <strong>of</strong> system loss that is inherent in the physical delivery <strong>of</strong> electric energy<br />

Test and Commissioning Putting into service a system or equipment that has passed all required tests to show that the system or equipment was erected and<br />

connected in the proper manner and can be expected to work satisfactorily<br />

THC<br />

THD<br />

Therma Marine or TMI<br />

Therma Mobile<br />

Therma South<br />

Therma Visayas<br />

Tiwi - Makban<br />

TLI<br />

Top-up<br />

Total System Blackout<br />

TPI<br />

TPVI<br />

Transmission<br />

Development Plan or<br />

TDP<br />

Transmission System or<br />

Grid<br />

Treasury Shares<br />

Tsuneishi Holdings (Cebu), Inc.<br />

Total Harmonic Distortion<br />

Therma Marine, Inc.<br />

Therma Mobile, Inc.<br />

Therma South, Inc. (formerly Therma Pagbilao, Inc.)<br />

Therma Visayas, Inc. (formerly Vesper Industrial & Development Corporation)<br />

Tiwi - Makban Geothermal Complex, composed <strong>of</strong> eight geothermal plants and on binary plant, located in the provinces <strong>of</strong><br />

Batangas, Laguna and Albay<br />

Therma Luzon, Inc.<br />

The supply <strong>of</strong> electricity by the distributors to the customer on a continuing or regular basis to compensate for any shortfall<br />

between the customer's total supply requirements and those met from other sources<br />

The condition when all generation in the grid has ceased, the entire system has shutdown, and the system operator must<br />

implement a black start to restore the grid to its normal state<br />

Therma Power, Inc.<br />

Therma Power - Visayas, Inc.<br />

Refers to the program for managing the transmission system through efficient planning for the expansion, upgrading, rehabilitation,<br />

repair and maintenance, to be formulated by DOE and implemented by the TRANSCO pursuant to EPIRA<br />

The high voltage backbonesystem <strong>of</strong> interconnected transmission lines, substations, and related facilities, located in each <strong>of</strong> Luzon,<br />

Visayas and Mindanao, or as may be determined by the ERC<br />

Company shares acquired by the Company<br />

U<br />

UFR<br />

Universal Charge<br />

US$ OR USD<br />

User<br />

Underfrequency Relay<br />

Refers to the charge, if any, imposed for the recovery <strong>of</strong> the stranded cost and other purposes<br />

The lawful currency <strong>of</strong> the United States <strong>of</strong> America<br />

A person or entity that uses the grid or distribution system and related facilities to which the Grid Code or Distribution Code applies<br />

V<br />

V<br />

VA<br />

VAR<br />

VAT<br />

VECO<br />

Voltage<br />

Voltage Control<br />

Volts<br />

Volt-Ampere<br />

Volt-Ampere Reactive<br />

Value Added Tax<br />

Visayan Electric Company, Inc.<br />

The electromotive force or electric potential difference between two points which causes the flow <strong>of</strong> electric current in an electric<br />

circuit<br />

Any actions undertaken by the system operator or user to maintain the voltage <strong>of</strong> the grid within the limits prescribed by the Grid<br />

Code such as, but not limited to, adjustment <strong>of</strong> generator reactive output, adjustment in transformer taps or switching <strong>of</strong> capacitors<br />

or reactors


V<br />

A<br />

Voltage Fluctuation<br />

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The systematic variations <strong>of</strong> the voltage envelope or random amplitude changes where the root-mean-square value <strong>of</strong> the voltage is<br />

between 90 percent and 110 percent <strong>of</strong> the nominal value<br />

Voltage Instability A condition that results in grid voltages that are below the level where voltage control equipment can return them to the normal<br />

level<br />

Voltage Reduction The method used to temporarily decrease demand by a reduction <strong>of</strong> the system voltage<br />

Voltage Sag A short duration voltage variation where the root-mean-square value <strong>of</strong> the voltage decreases to between 10 percent and 90<br />

percent <strong>of</strong> the nominal value<br />

Voltage Swell A short duration voltage variation where the root-mean-square value <strong>of</strong> the voltage increases to between 110 percent and 180<br />

percent <strong>of</strong> the nominal value<br />

VR<br />

Voltage Regulation<br />

W<br />

W<br />

WCIP<br />

WESM<br />

WESM Rules<br />

Wh<br />

Wheeling Charge<br />

Wholesale Electricity<br />

Spot Market or WESM<br />

Watt<br />

West Cebu Industrial Park<br />

Wholesale Electricity Spot Market<br />

The rules that govern the administration and operation <strong>of</strong> the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market<br />

Watt-hour<br />

Refers to the tariff paid for the conveyance <strong>of</strong> electric power and energy through the grid or a distribution system<br />

The electricity market established by the DOE<br />

X<br />

X/R<br />

Reactance/Resistance

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