June 25, 2021

DoE to regulate reserve power procurement, require 5-year forecasts from NGCP

By Angelica Y. Yang – June 23, 2021 | 9:09 pm from Business World THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it will set a competitive process for the grid operator’s procurement of reserve power, known as ancillary services (AS), and […]
June 18, 2021

ERC approves Isabela power distributor’s P65.4-M capex plan

By Angelica Y. Yang – June 15, 2021 | 9:20 pm from Business World THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a P65.4-million capital expenditure (capex) application filed by Isabela I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Iselco I) which will go towards […]
June 5, 2021

DoE says no more brownouts expected, investigating outages

By Angelica Y. Yang with Bianca Angelica D. Añago – June 3, 2021 | 8:36 pm from Business World PHILSTAR THE Department of Energy (DoE) said Thursday that the Luzon grid has returned to normal and that it expects no […]
June 5, 2021

DoE releases energy labeling rules for appliances, lighting

By Angelica Y. Yang – June 3, 2021 | 8:23 pm from Business World PHILSTAR THE Department of Energy (DoE) has released guidelines governing the labeling of energy-consuming products including air conditioner units, refrigerators, television (TV) sets, and lighting products. […]