The Senate committee on energy has started the conduct of a congressional inquiry into the recent spate of power outages in Luzon.
Senator Win Gatchalian, committee chair, called for the hearing in view of the series of yellow and red alert warnings issued by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) for the Luzon grid due to the simultaneous shutdown of five power plants.
In his opening speech, the legislator raised questions on the unexpected brownouts despite the forecast of the Department of Energy that there is ample supply of electricity reserve throughout summer.
The lawmaker said the inquiry would identify the power outlook in the next few months, especially with the upcoming May elections.
“The inquiry would identify the power outlook in the next few months.”
“We want to be enlightened on the power situation on the coming elections, which is critical to our nation,” senator said.
Gatchalian said the committee would also look into the possible collusion among power producers due to thin electricity reserves in the midst of high demand.
“The committee would also look into the possible collusion among power producers.”
