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Power outages seen not due to lack of capacity but maintenance issues

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 06:03 PM

The recent power outages were not due to the lack of power plants or inadequate generating capacity but due to maintenance issues, the operator of the country's electricity market said on Monday. Read more »

DOE, NGCP nagturuan kung sino ang may sala sa Luzon brownouts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 08:26 PM

Paliwanag ng NGCP, hindi sila nagkulang na magpaalala sa DOE ukol sa numinipis na suplay ng kuryente sa bansa. Read more »

NGCP says power rates to spike if DOE insists on firm contracts for backups

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 08:52 PM

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said that based on its initial simulations, power rates may rise by P0.64 per kilowatt hour in Luzon, P0.54 per kwh in Visayas, and P1.39 per kwh in Mindanao if it enters into firm contracts for ancillary services (AS). Read more »

Senate to probe Luzon power supply woes

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 04:20 PM

Lawmakers would look into the recent power outages due to the low supply in the Luzon grid to see if the National Grid Corporation and the country's energy regulators are accountable, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said. Read more »

Energy official: Suplay ng kuryente sa Luzon posible muling numipis sa susunod na linggo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 07:06 PM

Ayon sa DOE, dapat magsaalang-alang ng ilang tips sa paggamit ng kuryente. Halimbawa ay ang pag-aaral ng appliances na gagamitin gaya ng air-conditioning unit.  Read more »

Cusi says enough energy supply in Luzon amid power interruptions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 02:45 AM

The Philippines' energy chief faces House lawmakers following recent power interruptions in parts of Luzon. Read more »

DOE pinagbintangang 'nagpabaya' kaya nagkagulatan sa Luzon brownout

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 08:30 PM

Nasisisi ang DOE sa naranasang rotational power interruption sa Luzon nitong linggo.  Read more »

Energy chief sorry for Luzon brownouts, says power supply back to normal

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 02:09 PM

Energy Secretary Alfonso apologized for successive brownouts in Luzon island this week, as he assured that the supply was back to "normal" on Thursday. Read more »

Pacquiao slams PDP-Laban partymate Cusi over blackouts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 10:31 PM

Senator Manny Pacquiao slammed Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi for allegedly prioritizing the election plans of their PDP-Laban party even as parts of the country are hit by power outages. Read more »

DOE 'exploring' raps over Luzon brownouts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 03:45 PM

The Department of Energy said on Wednesday it was "exploring" charges including economic sabotage over a shortage in the power supply that caused brownout this week.  Read more »

'Enforcement issues' on power players contributed to lack of supply: DOE

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 09:05 AM

The Department of Energy said Tuesday "enforcement issues" on power players contributed to the lack of power supply in Luzon. Read more »

COVID-19 jabs storage facilities told to prepare as rotating power outages hit Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 05:54 PM

Cold storage facilities of COVID-19 vaccines in Luzon must be ready to continue operating as rotating power outages began Monday afternoon, the energy department said.   Read more »

Pagbili ni Dennis Uy sa bahagi ng Malampaya gas project bubusisiin: DOE

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 02:38 AM

Kapag naaprubahan, 90 porsiyento na ng service contract ng Malampaya project ang nasa negosyanteng malapit sa administrasyon. Read more »

4 kontrata sa oil, natural gas exploration sa West PH Sea planong igawad ng DOE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 08:08 PM

Apat na kontrata ang igagawad ng Departmment of Energy sa mga susunod na linggo para maghanap ng langis at natual gas sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo. Read more »

State oil exploration firm unsure if PH can start its first oil drilling by June 2022

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 08:37 PM

The Philippines may need more time before it can begin its first oil-drilling activities, even as President Rodrigo Duterte lifted the moratorium on oil exploration in the West Philippine Sea in October 2020. Read more »

Suplay ng kuryente, tubig sapat para sa tag-init, ayon sa DOE, Maynilad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 08:16 PM

Tiniyak ng Department of Energy na sapat ang suplay ng kuryente at tubig sa Luzon. Nangako naman ang Maynilad na hindi mauulit ang nangyaring shortage sa Luzon. Read more »

Meralco says lower power bills in February

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 06:53 PM

Meralco said customers may enjoy a P0.0704 per kilowatt-hour reduction in electricity bill this February. Read more »

Utos ni Duterte: Huwag muna putulan ng kuryente ang 'lifeliners'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 07:28 PM

Marami ang umangal na nawalan na nga ng hanapbuhay at lugmok dahil sa pandemya ay puputulan pa ng kuryente. Read more »

Bicolanos seek alternative energy sources amid post-typhoon brownouts

Mark Toldo
Posted at Dec 31 07:03 AM

Bicolanos seek alternative energy sources amid post-typhoon brownouts Read more »

‘Lack of coordination’: Around 60,000 electric poles cause road obstruction nationwide, Gatchalian says

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 08:32 PM

Poles ending up in the middle of roads were the result of road construction and widening projects, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday. Read more »