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 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...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has formally directed Visayan Electric Company Inc. (VECO) to comprehensively investigate the alleged rampant extortion tied to its power restoration activities. Allegations of extortion by VECO linemen, contractors and other parties involved have been...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to ensure that there would be no power interruptions during the May 2022 election period so keep the integrity and credibility of the elections intact. Hontiveros pointed out that failure to ensure uninterrupted...
After more than a month, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has finally lifted the enforced “market suspension” for the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in the Visayas grid following last December’s battering of Typhoon Odette. Energy Regulatory Commission The spot market...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has listed 2,619 megawatts of eligible renewable energy (RE) capacity that can be granted incentives under the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) in the energy sector. RPS is an incentive mechanism for RE investments in the country because it provides market for RE...
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...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seeking more generation companies (GenCos) to join in its 170-megawatt emergency power supply procurement next month. The targeted five-month capacity purchase will be carried out through a competitive selection process (CSP) with submission...
Looking through the lens of scientific literature, energy infrastructure facilities are seen most vulnerable with the impacts of death-dealing disasters – and this is a gospel truth that even climate change skeptics cannot rebuff. From extreme human stress and suffering to the canary of economic...
The recent approval granted by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on the license for the commercial operations of the 724.965-megawatt GNPower Dinginin (GNPD) thermal generating plant will put power supply on a safer zone during the May 2022 elections as well as for the demand peak on the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seeking regulatory approval on capital spending for the "emergency replacement" of a defective transformer at its Urdaneta substation to prevent blackouts at the commercial business districts (CBDs) of Makati and Taguig. In its regulatory...
WESM system enhancements eyed By MYRNA M. VELASCO The country’s Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) will be undertaking enhancements on its new market management system (NMMS) so it can accommodate the registration of more participants that will be joining the lowering of threshold of the...
