June 29, 2021

DOE asked to resolve row over Benguet hydro plants

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 28, 2021 from Business Mirror SENATE Energy Committee Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to exercise its mandate to resolve the issues involving the impending shutdown of the three hydroelectric power plants […]
June 18, 2021

DOE finally admits power capacity shortage

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 17, 2021, 4:37 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) finally admitted that Luzon grid already lacks capacity to meet peak electricity demand, especially with the recurring dilemma of forced outages of […]
June 15, 2021

GenCos to face new round of Senate probe

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 14, 2021, 2:46 PM from Manila Bulletin The generation companies (GenCos) which primarily caused the brownout-incidents in Luzon grid this year will face another round of investigation at the Senate this week. According to Senate Committee […]
June 15, 2021

Senator wants lower RE generation cap

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 14, 2021 at 07:25 pm from manilastandard.net Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday proposed the removal of the 100-kilowatt size limit in the installation of generation facilities under the net metering program to encourage […]