Energy consumption reporting deadline moved to April 2021 — DoE

By Adam J. Ang – July 6, 2020 | 7:56 pm
from Business World

THE Department of Energy (DoE) further extended the deadline for establishments to submit their power consumption reports to mid-April 2021.

The department’s Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB) provided more time for so-called designated establishments from the transport, commercial and industrial sectors to submit their annual energy consumption report due to the impact of the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on their operations.

Designated establishments, which consume at least 100-megawatt-hours or 100,000-kilowatt-hours of energy, are required by Republic Act No. 11285, or the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, to file their annual Energy Efficiency and Conservation reports every April 15.

Due to the strict lockdown imposed in mid-March, the EUMB initially extended the deadline to June 30.

The DoE is encouraging designated establishments to file their reports “as soon as possible,” despite the additional grace period.