Recurring Visayas Grid Alerts Spur Calls For Tougher Penalties On...
Climate advocacy groups are pressing the Department of Energy (DOE) to impose penalties on power generation companies that failed to...
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Visayas Grid Returns To Red Alert As New Outages Disrupt...
The Visayas power grid was placed under a Red Alert anew on Wednesday after a transmission line tripped and a...
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Why Electric Cooperatives Deserve a Place in the President’s Agenda
Preparations for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) have officially begun, with the House...
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ERC Cracks Down On Prolonged Power Plant Outages In Visayas
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is moving to impose sanctions on power generation companies whose prolonged plant outages have contributed...
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Cebu Faces Growing Energy Crisis, Consumer Group Urges Emergency Declaration
The Cebu Electricity Rights Advocates (CERA) has urged authorities to declare a state of energy emergency in Cebu, citing critically...
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Grid Challenges Fuel Battery Storage Pipeline In Visayas And Mindanao
The Visayas and Mindanao are drawing increasing investor interest in battery energy storage systems (BESS) as regulators move to strengthen...
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DOE: Visayas Cannot Rely on Renewables Alone for Power Stability
During a radio interview, Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Mario Marasigan emphasized that coal facilities remain crucial in addressing the...
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Inside the Philippines’ High Electricity Cost Problem
Filipino households pay an average residential electricity rate of $0.207 per kWh, making the Philippines the fourth most expensive power...
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Visayas Under Yellow Alert Again: Power Strain Raises Urgent Calls...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under a yellow alert on May 27, marking...
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Visayas Grid Placed Under Yellow Alert As Plant Outages Tighten...
The Visayas grid was placed under yellow alert on Tuesday after the unexpected shutdown of several power plants reduced operating...