The end of the long dark tunnel is certainly not coming yet for consumers in the off-grid areas, instead this is seen worsening starting February 1 this year, according to the Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) of state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) which has been servicing these domains. As...
In a media briefing last week, Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara said that the Luzon grid could be distressed with 12 incidents of yellow alerts for eight months this year, a condition in the power system entailing insufficiency of power reserves. This forecast is...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to paint a scenario that Luzon grid will still have supply despite forecasts of strained reserves. At the same time, the agency stopped short of admitting that with just one major plant that will conk out, such incident will result in "red alert" or a...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will be engaging the participation of more interruptible load program (ILP) participants, so it can mollify intensifying threats of power service interruptions that may torture consumers next year, especially during the summer months. Heeding the...
From the rotational brownouts on Sunday and the momentary declaration of "red alert" on Monday, Nov. 28, alarm bells are being raised that consumers may need to brace for recurring strained power supply in the main grid of Luzon, especially when the summer months would kick off. System operator...
Consumers in Luzon grid are teetering into brownout predicaments on this week’s first day of work as system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) raised "red alert" warning or a condition of severely strained power reserves due to simultaneous outages of power plants. This...
Senator Raffy Tulfo said Wednesday, Aug. 3 that he would hold responsible the politician-capitalists of power-generating plants for frequent brownouts in the provinces. Tulfo issued the statement after baring his plans to prioritize energy-related measures that would lessen the burden on Filipino...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed the Peninsula Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PENELCO) in Bataan to help fix the line that plagued parts of Luzon into blackouts last weekend. According to NEA Engineering Department Manager Federico P. Villar, Jr. and Principal Engineer...
The next energy secretary of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will have to deal with soaring fuel prices and brownouts, which are expected to plague Filipino consumers until 2024-2025. Marcos has yet to name his energy czar that will flesh out and implement his policies for the industry in the...
Gokongwei-owned Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) enlisted at least 10 of its malls with the interruptible load program (ILP) of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to prevent brownouts. ILP is a scheme wherein entities with self-generating assets will need to switch on their facilities...
Widespread incidents of power interruptions in roughly 1,500 barangays nationwide plagued voting proceedings during the synchronized national and local elections on Monday, May 9. The National Electrification Administration (NEA), in particular, reported that about 1,456 barangays temporarily lost...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is gnashing his teeth over the Department of Energy's (DOE) apparent inability to respond to the country's power situation, which he thinks could lead to rotating blowouts very soon. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) "Over the past days, half of our baseload plants have...
