The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) lifted on Tuesday morning, May 28, 2024, all tropical cyclone wind signals as Typhoon Aghon (Ewiniar) slightly weakened while moving away from Luzon.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Aug) The power supply of Mindanao will remain stable even during El Niño, an official of the Department of Energy (DOE)-Mindanao
The Department of Energy has launched a National Energy Contingency Plan to ensure that the energy sector remains prepared and resilient for a magnitude 7.2 earthquake scenario in the Greater Metro Manila Area.
MANILA - Bringing back the electricity in Bohol has been a challenge for the Department of Energy (DOE) Task Force on Energy Resiliency (TFER), but power in the province is expected to be back late Wednesday night or by Thursday morning. In a press briefing Wednesday, DOE Director Mario Marasigan said the TFER is committed to partially restoring power in Bohol before yearend. "Since we have challenges for the main transmission system interconnection, we just granted Certificate of Exemption from the conduct of competitive selection process for the emergency purchase of their needed power in an islanding operations," Marasigan said pertaining to Bohol Light Company, Inc. (BLCI), a major private power distributor in Bohol. He added that there is now a power barge in Bohol that is ready to partially supply the needs of Bohol Light as well as the other two electric cooperatives in the province. "We are hoping that if not possible later tonight, then probably tomorrow there w
The Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines and distribution utilities in areas affected by Typhoon Odette to relax bill collection in the next two months.