ERC sorts out issues with DUs
By MYRNA M. VELASCO
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has engaged the private distribution utilities (DUs) so they can sort out common ground on how delayed regulatory approvals for this core segment of the power industry could be addressed.
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DAGUPAN CITY - The Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) will integrate solar and geothermal power plants as other energy sources for its distribution facility starting this year, and provide environmentally-friendly sources. Decorp spokesperson Randy Caspillan said the solar power plant in Barangay Erfe in Sta. Barbara town in Pangasinan will soon provide additional electricity to the company, especially during peak season when power costs rise. "The operation of the solar power plant will start this month or next month. It could generate up to 20 megawatts of electricity that will be exclusively provided to Decorp," he said in a phone interview on Tuesday. Caspillan said they are just finalizing the process with the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines before the plant could be energized. "It could be utilized by Decorp when the demand for electricity is high especially during the hot season. We could tap the plant as t
POWER RESTORATION. Linemen of the Dagupan Electric Corporation assist in the repair of posts and lines in Liloan town in Cebu to restore power quickly. Cebu was one of the provinces devastated by Typhoon Odette. (Photo courtesy of Visayan Electric Corporation's Facebook page) DAGUPAN CITY - The Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) has sent eight of its personnel and some equipment to Liloan town in Cebu to help in the immediate power restoration in the area following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. In a phone interview on Wednesday, Decorp legal counsel and spokesperson lawyer Randy Castilan said their team has been there since December 23 and is extending its stay due to the demand in the area. "We thought at first they would be staying for a minimum of two weeks but it seems they need to extend due to the extent of the damage to the area," he said. Castilan said they have sent three articulated vehicles and trucks along with the eight personnel. "This is an initi