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Yellow alerts in Luzon grid possible starting April 24 – ICSC report

Jhian Aranas2023-04-18T11:51:03+08:0018 Apr 2023|Tags: 2023, brownouts, DOE, Energy, energy crisis, energy security, GOMP, Ilijan, Luzon Power Outlook, NGCP, Press Release, report|

The report entitled “Luzon Power Outlook: Reviewing the Adequacy of Power Supply for April to June 2023” examined the sufficiency of power supply in Luzon for the second quarter of this year based on the power demand forecasts presented by the Department of Energy (DOE) this March. The report came a year after ICSC warned of a possible shortfall in the country’s power supply in the second quarter of 2022, in time for the national elections.

Red alert status affirms urgent need for flexible, distributed power generation

Jhian Aranas2022-06-22T10:20:50+08:0022 Jun 2022|Tags: Alberto Dalusung III, brownouts, flexible power generation, GMEC, GNPD, Jephraim Manansala, Luzon Power Outlook, Meralco, NGCP, Press Release, red alert|

QUEZON CITY, June 22, 2022 – Manila-based climate and energy policy group Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) reiterated the urgent need for flexible and distributed power generation in the Philippine power system as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) raised a red alert status over the Luzon grid on Saturday, affecting over [...]

ICSC praises efforts to stave off power interruptions during 2022 elections

Jhian Aranas2022-05-06T16:27:54+08:0006 May 2022|Tags: 2022 elections, Bert Dalusung, brownouts, DOE, ERC, GOMP, NGCP, power outlook, Press Release|

QUEZON CITY, May 6, 2022 – The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), a climate and energy group, lauds the concerted efforts of the Department of Energy (DOE), National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), power producers, Meralco and other utilities, large end-users, business groups, and the general public in [...]

Averting the perennial power crisis

Jhian Aranas2021-06-30T12:41:47+08:0030 Jun 2021|Tags: brownouts, DOE, flexible power generation, Inquirer, pandemic, Pedro Maniego Jr., Power crisis, power rates|

by Pete H. Maniego | June 29, 2021| Published by Inquirer.net | READ THE STORY HERE Recent brownouts have worsened the suffering of everyone cooped up because of the pandemic. No fans or aircon, no TV or cable, no social media to relieve the monotony. Even the country’s pandemic response is at risk, [...]