The gas output restriction of the Malampaya field was finally lifted on Monday (June 14) and that could help Luzon grid supply to chill for the meantime because that could add capacity generation, according to industry stakeholders. The Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed the resolution of...
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...
Distribution utilities (DUs) as well as retail buyers of electricity can soon opt for demand-side bidding at a price that they prefer once that is introduced as a new trading mechanism in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market. According to Julius Bunyi, manager for Corporate Strategy and Program...
With thinning supply in the Luzon grid, the Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking postponement of the maintenance activities for the Ilijan gas-fired and Sual-coal fired power plants, the country’s biggest power generation facilities. According to DOE Director Mario C. Marasigan of the Electric...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) said it will formally ask the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to scrap the universal charge for stranded debts (UC-SD) component in the electric bills of consumers, once it can secure a supplemental budget of P3.2...
Silicon Valley-based Amber Kinetics said that the Department of Energy has engaged the energy storage company for its breakthrough flywheel technology. In a statement, Amber Kinetics said that DOE Director Mario Marasigan, recently engaged Amber Kinetics to learn more about its...
Filipino consumers will need to brace for another round of pump price hikes next week as global oil prices continue to rise, Initial estimates by industry players showed that gasoline prices could increase by P0.45 to P0.55 per liter; while diesel y P0.35 to P0.45 per liter. Kerosene product, which...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday said she supports the proposal to restore to the government control of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) saying this would allow better management of grid reserves and fix cyber-security issues in the power transmission sector. “It is time to...
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...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking government’s return to power generation business to primarily serve the power system’s requirement for reserves or ancillary services. Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said the proposal is anchored on “allowing the government to engage in limited...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has warned of spikes in the electricity bills of consumers if it will have to adhere to the proposed frame of ancillary services (AS) contracting set forth by the Department of Energy (DOE). “Consumers stand to suffer from...
The Department of Energy (DOE) said erring power generation companies (GenCos) are being investigated for possible collusion that resulted in brownouts this year even as it raised alarm of high probabilities of power outages until July this year. “We are already investigating these power plants...
