September 21, 2019

DOE assures supply during Malampaya shutdown

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 20, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin On next month’s four-day scheduled maintenance shutdown of the Malampaya gas production facility, the Department of Energy (DOE) is assuring consumers that it has contingency measures in […]
May 12, 2019

ERC widens scope of ILP activation during power ‘red alerts’

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 11, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has broadened the scope on when the interruptible load program (ILP) can be activated by a servicing distribution utility (DU), so power […]
April 24, 2019

GenCos with multiple plants are targets

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 23, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that the center of investigation on the alleged collusion of generation companies (GenCos) will be on the ‘bidding behavior’ and the […]
April 13, 2019

Power sector probed

By Chito Lozada – April 12, 2019 12:07 AM from Daily Tribune The sudden shutdown of a number of key power plants that resulted in a power shortfall of 1,500 megawatts in the past two days prompted Energy Secretary Alfonso […]