Philippines: DOE to implement demand side management for stable power supply during summer

Philippines: DOE to implement demand side management for stable power supply
during summer

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) WANTS TO CONDUCT A LARGE INFORMATION,
EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (IEC) DRIVE TO IMPLEMENT A DEMAND-SIDE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO ENSURE ENERGY SUPPLY DURING THE SUMMER SEASON.

"We have to give our consumers options on how to manage their use of energy
without sacrificing their productivity," DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi said.

"The DOE is already conducting an IEC campaign to the top government load
users like the Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance
System (GSIS), Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), etc., and
energy tips for consumers," he said.

The agency issued directives to the Electric Power Industry Management
Bureau, the Energy Utilization Management Bureau for the IEC due to expected
thinner power reserves during the summer.

DOE Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella said power reserves are
expected to be reduced from April 22 to June 10 because of the high demand
for power. In order to mitigate the problem, DOE is securing the completion
of power plants in time for the summer months.

The DOE will continue the close coordination among stakeholders to monitor
the entire energy supply chain, and will monitor the output of power plants
through a performance assessment and audit.

"We are putting the same dedication like what we did when the Malampaya
project went offline," the secretary said. "We will be watching all plants
and monitoring to make sure that we have the supply during summer."

The Malaya Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) has been placed as a back-up
generation plant, and the DOE has also prepared the Interruptible Load
Program (ILP), which is a way for distribution utilities and electric
cooperatives to ask their customers to use their own generator sets to
augment power supply capacity when the grid is on red alert.

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Link to Original Article:
http://powerphilippines.com/2017/03/23/doe-implement-demand-side-management-
stable-power-supply-summer/

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com