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Luzon Yellow alerts may be raised starting April 24 [Inquirer.net]
Luzon Yellow alerts may be raised starting April 24 [Inquirer.net]

Luzon Yellow alerts may be raised starting April 24 [Inquirer.net]

admin2023-04-24T10:29:51+08:0019 Apr 2023|Tags: Luzon Power Outlook, Power crisis, power outages|

MANILA -Yellow alerts are expected to be raised in the Luzon grid as soon as April 24 and persist until mid-June despite the Department of Energy’s (DOE) softer projection this year, according to a report by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). In its 2023 Luzon Power Outlook report released on Tuesday, the international energy policy group warned that the country’s power supply situation may become precarious for around eight weeks as demand steadily increases.

OCD: Thin reserves despite sufficient power supply [CNN]
OCD: Thin reserves despite sufficient power supply [CNN]

OCD: Thin reserves despite sufficient power supply [CNN]

admin2023-04-24T09:40:34+08:0018 Apr 2023|Tags: CNN PH, Luzon Power Outlook, power outages|

There's enough power supply now but reserves are thin, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, citing the Department of Energy. The OCD, however, said it expects a bump in supply in the coming months as the Ilijan LNG Power Plant and the First Gen Power Plant come back on line.

SONA 2022: ICSC responds to President Marcos, Jr.’s energy roadmap
SONA 2022: ICSC responds to President Marcos, Jr.’s energy roadmap

SONA 2022: ICSC responds to President Marcos, Jr.’s energy roadmap

admin2022-07-26T12:13:08+08:0026 Jul 2022|Tags: Calaca Power Plant, EPIRA, fossil fuels, fossil gas, Luzon Power Outlook, Pasaload, Pete Maniego, power outages, power outlook, profiting from the outages, RA 9136, Reactive, SONA 2022|

Reiterates calls for renewable energy push, abolition of pasa-load, reduction of power cost, and increase in power supply QUEZON CITY, 26 July 2022 – Reacting to President Marcos, Jr.’s pronouncements in his first State of the Nation Address citing cheap and reliable energy as a fundamental requirement for economic growth, ICSC Senior Policy [...]

ICSC: Outages on Luzon grid show need for flexible, distributed energy
ICSC: Outages on Luzon grid show need for flexible, distributed energy

ICSC: Outages on Luzon grid show need for flexible, distributed energy

admin2022-07-07T15:02:13+08:0023 Jun 2022|Tags: Aboitiz, Angelica Yang, GMEC, Jephraim Manansala, Luzon Power Outlook, NGCP, PhilStar.com, Power crisis, power outages, QPPL, red alert, SEM|

by Angelica Y. Yang/Philstar.com | June 22, 2022 | READ THE STORY HERE MANILA, Philippines — Problems with power supply on the Luzon grid, which was placed on red alert and saw power outages last Saturday — highlight the need for flexible and distributed power system that is not dependent on large centralized power plants, [...]

Outages likely during elections, says group
Outages likely during elections, says group

Outages likely during elections, says group

admin2022-05-12T12:48:14+08:0029 Apr 2022|Tags: 2022 elections, Alberto Dalusung III, Alena Mae Flores, Jephraim Manansala, Luzon Power Outlook, Manila Standard, power outages|

by Alena Mae S. Flores | April 29, 2022 | Published by Manila Standard | READ THE STORY HERE Despite government assurances to the contrary, rotating brownouts are likely during and after the national elections on May 9, a climate and energy policy group said Thursday. The group, the Institute for Climate and [...]

Experts to next admin: Abolish ‘pasa-load subsidy’ of power companies
Experts to next admin: Abolish ‘pasa-load subsidy’ of power companies

Experts to next admin: Abolish ‘pasa-load subsidy’ of power companies

admin2022-03-30T19:20:49+08:0030 Mar 2022|Tags: 2022 elections, Luzon Power Outlook, power outages, power outlook, press briefing|

Electoral bets challenged to prioritize affordable, reliable, secure power QUEZON CITY, 30 March 2022 – Entering the final month before the May 9 elections, energy policy experts called on candidates running for national posts to make the energy transition central to their infrastructure agenda. The experts called for the immediate removal of the [...]

Profiting from outages
Profiting from outages

Profiting from outages

Ira Guerrero2022-03-28T16:37:43+08:0026 Mar 2022|Tags: coal, DOE, elections, Energy, ERC, penalties, power outages, profiting from the outages, renewable energy, WESM|

Windfall earnings from spot market spikes go to a blessed few, while the public chafes under rising electric bills. by Atty. Pedro Maniego Jr. | March 26, 2022 | Published by BusinessMirror | READ THE STORY HERE POOR Filipinos. On top of their suffering from the pandemic, they have to cope with ever-increasing electricity prices. [...]

Power supply for elections, rest of Q2 2022 in critical state – ICSC report
Power supply for elections, rest of Q2 2022 in critical state – ICSC report

Power supply for elections, rest of Q2 2022 in critical state – ICSC report

Ira Guerrero2022-03-07T17:50:49+08:0008 Feb 2022|Tags: 2022 elections, coal, distributed generation, DOE, Energy, Luzon grid, Luzon Power Outlook, NGCP, power outages|

QUEZON CITY, 8 February 2022 – A climate and energy policy group predicts an electricity shortfall across the Luzon grid this summer, especially during the weeks leading up to and immediately after the coming elections this May, in a new report released today. The report by the Institute of Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), entitled [...]

Who is profiting from the power outages?
Who is profiting from the power outages?

Who is profiting from the power outages?

Ira Guerrero2021-09-10T11:09:02+08:0004 Sep 2021|Tags: Alberto Dalusung III, BusinessMirror, coal, Energy, Jephraim Manansala, Mindanao, Mitsubishi Power, power outages|

by Alberto Dalusung III and Jephraim Manansala | September 4, 2021 | Published by BusinessMirror | READ THE STORY HERE Power outages are back with a vengeance. Those of us in Luzon remember the rotating brownouts from May 31 to June 1. More recently, there was a blackout that affected the whole of Eastern Visayas, [...]

Renewables, flexible generation key to power sector modernization – experts
Renewables, flexible generation key to power sector modernization – experts

Renewables, flexible generation key to power sector modernization – experts

Ira Guerrero2021-06-08T18:01:58+08:0008 Jun 2021|Tags: Alberto Dalusung III, energy security, flexible generation, Luzon grid, modernization, pandemic recovery, Pedro Maniego Jr., power outages, renewable energy, renewables, Sara Jane Ahmed|

QUEZON CITY, 8 June 2021 -- Energy policy experts pointed to renewable energy — mixed with demand side management, system reliability, and flexible generation — as the best way to address the immediate and long term implications of the current power crisis, leading to more investments, jobs, energy security, and a just economic recovery amid [...]