The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it will actively evaluate new regulatory guidelines that strip away its exclusive control over building the country’s power lines, aiming to protect the legal and operational framework of the national transmission network. The privately...
The Department of Energy (DOE) expects power supply constraints in Visayas to ease by next month, betting on upcoming generation capacity and seasonal rains to temper prolonged strain on the regional electricity grid. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said on Tuesday, June 16, that the government is...
The Mindanao grid is expected to return to normal conditions soon after being placed under yellow alert on Wednesday, June 10, following power supply disruptions partly caused by the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said roughly 800 megawatts (MW) of capacity initially...
The Department of Energy (DOE) reported that restoration efforts are underway following a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck southern Mindanao, with government personnel and energy sector partners working to safely re-energize affected communities. In a statement on Tuesday, June 9, the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) are working with local distributors to restore electricity in Mindanao after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake triggered widespread power outages, structural damage, and regional tsunami warnings. State...
Power transmission network system provider NGCP and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officially formalized a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to fortify the security, resilience, and emergency response capabilities surrounding the nation’s critical...
President Marcos has directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to restore power supply to normal levels as soon as possible. In his recent meeting with Energy officials, Marcos made several orders to the DOE, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said. "Mahaba-haba po...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned of potential rotating power outages in the Visayas region on Tuesday, June 2, as major coal-fired power plants remained offline, straining the region’s grid generation capacity. The grid operator said manual load dropping, or...
The power grid in the Visayas faces worsening stability constraints after another electricity generator unexpectedly failed, prompting energy officials to declare a system emergency and warn of impending rolling blackouts. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered a thorough investigation into the suspected act of sabotage of a major power transmission line in Batangas. The order stemmed from the request of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for...
House Committee on Nuclear Energy Chairman Pangasinan 2nd district Rep. Mark Cojuangco didn 't mince words as he gave his opinion about the Department of Energy 's (DOE) policy on renewable energy (RE). Speaking during the joint hearing of the Committees on Energy and on Legislative...
Visayas grid was placed under its 15th consecutive yellow alert this month even after energy regulators launched on-site inspections of major power plants in the region to determine the causes of recent forced outages and accelerate the restoration of electricity supply. The Energy Regulatory...
