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Brownout contingency measures due Friday, June 25

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THE Senate Energy Committee is expected to get the promised roadmap on short-term contingency measures to avoid power outages from Department of Energy (DOE) officials when it holds its third hearing on Friday, June 25.

The committee’s third hybrid public hearing was called by its chairman, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, to tackle long-term solutions to power supply shortages, especially during the summer season; as well as to “ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of electric supply in the country.

Gatchalian said the inquiry will tackle still outstanding issues raised in Sen. Emmanuel Pacquiao’s privileged speech denouncing “rotational power outages” that disrupted business activities between May 31 and June 3.

Among those summoned to testify at Friday’s hearing are officials of the Department of Energy, Energy Regulatory Commission, National Electrification Administration, Department of Justice, Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp.,
National Grid Corp., National Transmission Corp., Philippine Electricity Market Corp., Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines and the Philippine Competition Commission, as well as representatives of the distribution utilities and consumer groups other stakeholders.

The Senate Energy Committee earlier conveyed it will hold Department of Energy (DOE) to their pledge to provide lawmakers a “comprehensive, short-term” road map of measures to avert a repeat of this month’s unscheduled brownouts in the next two months, when power reserves are thin. 

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