Tag: #DUs
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DUs directed to ensure enough power supply for vaccine rollout
The Department of Energy (DOE) has directed all distribution utilities (DUs) to contract sufficient power capacity to ensure successful rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in various parts of the country this year.
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ERC approves pass-on taxes to consumers
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the integration of pass-through taxes in the electric bills that will be dispatched by distribution utilities (DUs) to their customers.
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Power supply assured during vaccine rollout
The Department of Energy (DOE) is giving its word that brownouts will not hamstring the anticipated COVID-19 vaccine rollouts in the coming months, so the country can finally sneak away from the reins of the pandemic.
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Steep price hobbles fast rollout of smart meters
The high cost of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology has been hobbling targets of massive rollout of smart meters in the country, because many Filipino consumers would not be able to afford any abrupt technology shift.
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CSP policy revision sets terms on ‘unsolicited proposal’ for power supply deals
The proposed revisions in the competitive selection process (CSP) for power supply agreements (PSAs) set the framework for unsolicited proposals or tenders that distribution utilities (DUs) may resort to on their power supply procurements.
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PH sets two-decade ‘low carbon’ pathway with 34,000MW renewables
The Philippines is cementing its two-decade ‘low carbon’ pathway with 34,000 megawatts of renewable energy (RE) installations that shall be integrated into the power mix.
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‘No disconnection’ policy to save consumers from ‘Christmas brownouts’
Filipino consumers will be spared from worrying over electricity service interruptions or brownouts during the Christmas holidays, as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) formalized its order of “no electricity service disconnection’ until December 31 this year.
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ERC urged to consult ‘no disconnection policy’
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) was urged to undertake virtual public consultations on its “no disconnection policy” for the power industry, so consumers and the distribution utilities (DUs) would not keep guessing how this particular rule would be enforced.