A wake up call. (Unsplash) That's how outgoing Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas described the power outages in Luzon over the weekend, which affected an estimated one million residents, “This incident, which has been attributed to insufficient power supply, is a stark reminder that we...
MARAWI CITY – A massive blackout is well in the offing in the province of Lanao del Sur if its power provider fails to settle its outstanding obligations to Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. The Lanao del Sur...
Senator Imee Marcos has called on the government to firm up measures to manage, if not prevent, power outages when votes are cast and counted in the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. Marcos, chair ol the Senate electoral reforms committee, said uncertainty remains over ample power supply...
Echoing the call of numerous concerned parties, Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas has prodded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to prevent the possibility of power outages on May 9, the day of the 2022 national elections. File photo “The risk of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate energy committee, on Saturday, March 5 called on the Department of Energy (DOE) and power utilities to draw up contingency measures to address the imminent power interruptions, especially during the election period, because of thinning power...
With alarm bells raised on highly probable rotational blackouts during the summer months, the country’s generation companies (GenCos) are being warned that breach of regulatory policy on ‘force outage caps’ will not be tolerated, hence, they shall be ready to be meted anew with penalties....
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued rules that will tighten performance and reliability standards for variable renewable energy (VRE) facilities, primarily for wind and solar farm installations. In a resolution issued by the regulatory body, it specified that the rules “shall apply...
An independent investigation by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is being sought on the forced outages of power plants that caused the May 31-June 1 rotating blackouts as well as hikes in electric bills this June. The proposal was put forward by the advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI);...
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Thursday, June 17 challenged Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to show he is worthy of leading the Department of Energy (DOE) amid the power supply issues hounding the country. During the Senate Committee on Energy’s probe into the rotating brownouts that hit...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday questioned the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) over its P448-million expenses on advertisements and entertainment, saying these should not be passed on to electricity consumers as these are not critical to power transmission operations. “It...
President Duterte has cautioned that the power outages in Luzon might hurt the government's efforts to respond to the pandemic as well as promote the country's economic recovery. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on June 14, 2021 (Malacañang) The President issued the statement...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said he has “grave reservations” over the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal to revert the control of the country’s power grid back to the government. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, pointed out corruption was the main reason...
