APEC Party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc is urging the government to review Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) policies that may be contributing to both supply constraints and higher electricity costs. Dagooc made this call in light of the recent rotating brownouts in Luzon...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez refuses to pin any blame on system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NBCP) as far as the recent rotating brownouts in Luzon and Visayas are concerned. The reason? The NGCP carried out its duty and ultimately fixed the problem,...
For Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap, the root cause of the recent rotating brownouts is simple: inadequate power supply. This was highlighted by Yap during the joint hearing of the House Committees on Energy and on Legislative Franchises Tuesday, May 26, on the back-to-back tripping of...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has denied before congressmen allegations that it failed to submit reports in a timely manner to energy regulators regarding the back-to-back tripping of the 500 kilovolt (KV) Ilijan-Dasmariñas and Ilijan-Tayabas transmission lines. NGCP...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has issued straightforward warning to consumers to brace for rotational blackouts after the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) has thumbed down its bid to extend monthly its existing ancillary services contracts. The ancillary...
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...
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Thursday, June 17 challenged Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to show he is worthy of leading the Department of Energy (DOE) amid the power supply issues hounding the country. During the Senate Committee on Energy’s probe into the rotating brownouts that hit...
