Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday welcomed the signing into law of the bill that seeks to institutionalize microgrid development in the Philippines, saying this would help the country realize total electrification by the end of the year. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has admitted the inevitable possibility of “red alert” condition in the Luzon grid that could trigger rotational brownouts for consumers in the two weeks after the election period in May. In a presentation to the media, DOE Director Mario C. Marasigan noted that...
The partnership of Singapore-headquartered The Blue Circle and Filipino firm CleanTech Global Renewable Inc. have secured a service contract from the Department of Energy (DOE) for their targeted 1,200-megawatt offshore wind farm installation in Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro. The project...
The Department of Energy (DOE) should buckle down to work and address the power supply situation in the country before it gets worse. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, said the DOE should not pass the buck since it has the legal mandate and power to compel...
The two key government agencies exercising oversight and regulatory functions over the deregulated power industry are being urged to take "proactive steps" in monitoring, and if possible, minimize the occurrence of forced outages of power plants so Luzon grid will not be plunged into ‘dark spell...
Given continued upticks in global oil prices, Filipino consumers will need to shell out higher budget for their fuel consumption this week as the price of diesel will rise by P1.90 per liter; while gasoline prices will go up by P1.45 per liter. The oil companies similarly sent pricing advisory...
Vice President Leni Robredo lamented the country’s supply of energy is the “number one concern now” as she called for the development of indigenous energy sources to alleviate the rising energy prices. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, a presidential aspirant, was asked about...
The continued rally in prices in the world market will cause another hole in Filipino consumers’ pockets as oil prices will be on big-time hike next week, the fourth time this month. According to the estimates of the oil companies, gasoline prices will be rising by P1.45 to P1.55 per liter while...
In line with its warning of thin power supply during the summer months, system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is being required by the Department of Energy (DOE) to contract ample power reserves. The DOE directive is to ensure available capacity augmentation when...
As thin power supply predicaments had already been raised during the summer months, a lawmaker sounded off fears that the occurrence of rotational blackouts could distort poll results during the May 9 national elections. House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has raised alarm bells of ‘thin power supply’ during the summer months - April to June. NGCP forthrightly stated there will be “thin power supply this summer due to higher demand in the new normal,” especially so since the...
To avoid rotational blackouts during the summer months, the Department of Energy (DOE) said the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) should move or adjust the schedule of preventive maintenance shutdowns of power plants, primarily for those in the Luzon grid. Department of Energy...
