Due to problems with my Internet connection I wasn't able to update my blog for a long time, but now with a new Internet Service Provider, I am back. The long period of being offline gave me time to think of other topics I want to share here in the owlery, starting with this topic.
Last week news came out, stating that the Philippines would face a problem with power shortage as announced by the Secretary of the Department of Energy Angelo Reyes.
In a budget hearing at the House of Representatives, Secretary Reyes said that the country's power supply is at a critical level that it may lead to power interruptions in Luzon by 2010.
He also added that the Visayas region started to experience power shortage last year, while Mindanao is beginning to experience the same problem this year.
"This is one dimensional problem on supply. It will impact on tourism, investment, business sector, etcetera." The Secretary told the House Committee on Appropriations during the hearing on the proposed P933-million budget of the Department of Energy (DoE) for 2010.
The DoE chief, however, said that the government can still prevent a full-blown power crisis by using a provision in Republic Act 9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001.
"Under Section 71 of the EPIRA law provides that the government can come in with the President declaring an emergency. That declaration has to be concurred by Congress by approving a joint resolution." Reyes said.
But according to the Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA), the association which sells electricity to the power distributors, it's impossible for a power shortage to occur next year. For only the Visayas Region has a problem, for electricity supplies are sufficient in Luzon and Mindanao.
Ernesto Pantangco - President of PIPPA also said "Private sectors are now putting in much needed investments to not only improve on the reliability but also improve capacity."
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Last week news came out, stating that the Philippines would face a problem with power shortage as announced by the Secretary of the Department of Energy Angelo Reyes.
In a budget hearing at the House of Representatives, Secretary Reyes said that the country's power supply is at a critical level that it may lead to power interruptions in Luzon by 2010.
He also added that the Visayas region started to experience power shortage last year, while Mindanao is beginning to experience the same problem this year.
"This is one dimensional problem on supply. It will impact on tourism, investment, business sector, etcetera." The Secretary told the House Committee on Appropriations during the hearing on the proposed P933-million budget of the Department of Energy (DoE) for 2010.
The DoE chief, however, said that the government can still prevent a full-blown power crisis by using a provision in Republic Act 9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001.
"Under Section 71 of the EPIRA law provides that the government can come in with the President declaring an emergency. That declaration has to be concurred by Congress by approving a joint resolution." Reyes said.
But according to the Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA), the association which sells electricity to the power distributors, it's impossible for a power shortage to occur next year. For only the Visayas Region has a problem, for electricity supplies are sufficient in Luzon and Mindanao.
Ernesto Pantangco - President of PIPPA also said "Private sectors are now putting in much needed investments to not only improve on the reliability but also improve capacity."
For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV
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