As All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day approach, Filipinos are urged to be energy-conscious ahead of their weekend travels to hometowns. The Department of Energy (DOE) has called on the public to consider their energy consumption and travel plans, noting the importance of sustainability during...
An official from the Department of Energy (DOE) has reported a better power situation in Luzon due to improved stability in the region's electricity supply. Energy Assistant Secretary Mario C. Marasigan told reporters on Friday, May 24, that the power outage was reduced to 1,600 megawatts while the...
It was another round of ‘madness’ for millions of Filipino consumers before the strike of midnight on Thursday (May 23), as most parts of Luzon grid had been tormented with one to 1.5-hour rotational brownouts. In the franchise area of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) alone, more than 487,000...
The sudden forced outages at the units 1 and 2 generating units of the Kalayan hydropower plant in Laguna past 4:00pm on Tuesday served as the final trigger to the rotational brownouts that had been scheduled in some provinces in the Luzon grid. By 4:15pm, system operator National Grid Corporation...
Rotational blackouts at various provinces in the Luzon grid as well as Metro Manila areas may roll by 2:00 to 4:00pm this afternoon, according to the latest advisories of system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and power utility giant Manila Electric Company. The first batch of...
By peak demand hours of 2:00 to 4:00pm and at prime time hours of 6:00 to 9:00pm this Wednesday, consumers in the Luzon grid are feared to be teetering into rotational brownouts or a state of red alert because of close to 20 power generating units suffering forced outages. A red alert, in...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) A fuming ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has sought a congressional review of the franchise of the problematic Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO), which he appears to be very...
To prevent service disruptions arising from technical glitch in the operations of the country’s electricity network, system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has strongly called for a "holistic power planning" that will link all systems through the power supply chain....
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has issued straightforward warning to consumers to brace for rotational blackouts after the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) has thumbed down its bid to extend monthly its existing ancillary services contracts. The ancillary...
At least two baseload generating units with total capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) may not be able to add power supply during the summer months, contrary to what the Department of Energy (DOE) had earlier factored in on its power supply-demand outlook. Based on current report to the relevant industry...
State-owned National Power Corp. (NPC) is planning to distribute equally to 1.3 million household customers in off-grid areas whatever power interruptions it may encounter. NPC President Fernando Martin Y. Roxas indicated a scenario of “equal misery" or "unity" in the land of darkness if it fails...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be targeting phased approval of the P30.8 billion worth of cost recoveries that state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) has lodged via its series of universal charge for missionary electrification (UCME) applications. ERC Chairperson Monalisa C....
