March 3, 2020

DOE to business: Turn on gensets or face penalty

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – Updated March 2, 2020, 11:23 AM from Manila Bulletin As electricity supply in the country’s major power grid is already flat lining, the Department of Energy (DOE) turns to the business sector by threatening them […]
March 1, 2020

GenCos, DOE plot strategy on power supply for summer

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – February 29, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The country’s power generation companies (GenCos) are closely coordinating with the Department of Energy (DOE) to address power supply dilemmas during the summer months, including the recurrent […]
February 26, 2020

Cusi awaits PEMC comments before deciding Iemop’s fate

By Lenie Lectura -February 26, 2020 from Business Mirror ENERGY Secretary Alfonso Cusi is close to making a decision on the issue involving the allegedly illegal creation of Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (Iemop). He said last week that […]
February 24, 2020

DOE scrambles to ease summer power supply

By MYRNA M. VELASCO – February 22, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) assured consumers of “enough power supply,” but it stopped short of admitting that the country’s electricity system is actually on “life support” […]