Senate panel to look into DOE preps to ensure no brownouts during May polls

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The Senate energy committee will examine how the Department of Energy and other stakeholders plan to prevent brownouts in the May 9 elections. | CMRamosINQ

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The senator cited DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s previous statement. He asked NGCP its plans regarding a possible thin power supply in Luzon this summer, particularly during the elections.“Lalo akong kinakabahan bilang isang kandidato sa darating na halalan dahil alam natin na automated ang election. Pag walang kuryente, walang makinang makakabilang ng ating mga boto,” Gatchalian, a reelectionist, went on.

“May kapangyarihan ang DOE na siguraduhin na sumusunod ang NGCP at mga pribadong power plants. Ang hindi sumunod ay maaaring patawan ng parusa ng Energy Regulatory Commission,” he added.The senator, meanwhile, said that the DOE had assured them that electricity would be available throughout the country during the elections.According to Gatchalian, the DOE’s power forecast does not consider the forced and unplanned outages, nor does it account for the declining Malampaya supply.

He noted the yellow alerts recently issued last Jan. 10 and 11 after some generating units extended their maintenance shutdowns while others derated their committed generation output.

 

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