Echoing the call of numerous concerned parties, Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas has prodded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to prevent the possibility of power outages on May 9, the day of the 2022 national elections. File photo “The risk of...
While all feasible contingency measures are being hammered out, the Department of Energy (DOE) cannot give full commitment that this year’s May 9 elections will not be spared from brownouts or power service interruptions. Nevertheless, Energy Senior Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella...
So far, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said that the power outlook for the upcoming May 2022 appears to be good. Public school teachers undergo training for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN) However, in a press briefing on Thursday, March 31,...
Eagle-eyed Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has stepped up investigation on the simultaneous unplanned shutdowns of habitually-delinquent power plants that plunged Luzon grid anew into "yellow alert" condition over the weekend. Following the forced outages of at least seven generating units last...
The country’s oil companies have implemented higher than the earlier calculated price hikes mainly due to premium charges and escalating freight costs for their imported products, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). In pricing adjustment advisories sent to the media, oil companies...
ERC sets ‘reserve prices’ for RE capacity auction By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued the preliminary green energy auction reserve (GEAR) pricing for renewable energy (RE) capacity installations scheduled for bidding this year by the Department of Energy (DOE)....
After just a week of rollback, prices at domestic petroleum pumps will be on hefty upticks again by Tuesday, March 29, due to renewed cost upswings in the world market. Based on estimates of the oil companies, diesel prices will climb by as much as P7.95 to P8.15 per liter while kerosene prices...
Even if the Fire Prevention Month is already coming to a close, consumers are still consistently warned of the dangers that counterfeit liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products may bring that could result in loss of lives and properties. Given the perils of illegal practices in the sector, Senate...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is encouraging consumers to turn off their lights for an hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm in observance of the "Earth Hour" on Saturday, March 28. The energy department is collaborating with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines for the "Earth Hour" campaign to...
All concerned government agencies are being mandated to cut their energy bills by at least 10 percent via adhering to energy efficiency and conservation (EE&C) measures in their operations, according to an advisory issued by the Department of Energy. That directive of the DOE, which is the...
Senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Monday, March 21, raised concerns over the possibility that the government is entering into any midnight nuclear power agreement, particularly with Russia, before President Duterte steps down from office. (Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno/Facebook)...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte remains hopeful that the government's planned strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) would get off the ground before President Duterte ends his term on June 30, 2022. (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) This, after the Chief Executive tapped a touted...
