Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi apologized to the public Thursday, June 3 for the rotational brownouts that struck parts of Luzon the past few days when power reserves in the region were way down. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Screengrab from Facebook live) In a televised press...
Senators were not satisfied with the Department of Energy's (DOE) response to the complaints about the brownouts in several parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Facebook) Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, June...
’TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has placed the entire Luzon grid under red alert due to insufficient power supply. As rotational brownouts loom due to low power reserves brought by high electricity demand, this latest electricity...
Consumer group Power for People Coalition (P4P) castigated local power generation companies (gencos) Wednesday, June 2 for failing to meet the power demand in the Luzon grid amid sizzling summer temperatures. (Photo from P4P Coalition) Thin power reserves have led to rotational brownouts in several...
The Luzon grid is running on "negative" power supply. This was Department of Energy (DoE) Spokesperson Felix William Fuentebella's blunt admission Wednesday, June 2, as the country’s northern islands entered its third consecutive day this week under "red alert" status. (Photo from DOE Facebook...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. had set up a P100-million solar power farm inside its La Mesa Compound in Quezon City, a move that the company considers its first step toward green energy. The 1-megawatt PV (photovoltaic) solar power farm was built to augment the power supply...
The Department of Energy (DOE) wants the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to look into the various power plant outages that has caused the Luzon grid to slip in an out of "red alert" status. (Photo by Hey Porter / Unsplash) "Being a performance issue, the DOE likewise calls on the ERC to look...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday reminded the Department of Energy (DOE) that it needs to ensure a reliable power supply this summer season as the government cannot afford to stall the rollout of its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program. Gatchalian pointed out many of the vaccines are...
The local government unit (LGU) of Pasig City inaugurated the 100 kilowatt on-grid solar power system at the Pasig Sports Center at the City Hall on Monday (May 31). (Mayor Vico Sotto / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Vico Sotto said the city government spent P6.6 million for the solar power system. “Sa...
The country gets a chance to be "globally recognized as a maritime power" after Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago was recently elected Vice President for Asia, South East and Oceania of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH). The global...
Japanese firm Mitsubishi Power (Philippines) Inc. has bagged a three-year contract for ‘reliability maintenance work’ aimed at improving the capacity availability at the 300-megawatt Therma South Inc. power plant of Aboitiz Power Corporation. The long term service agreement (LTSA), according to...
DMCI Holdings Inc., the diversified conglomerate controlled by the Consunjis, expects a strong recovery this year due although a return to its pre-pandemic performance is not seen until 2023. “We believe that our Company can stage a recovery this year on the back of higher construction...
