WHEREAS, Section 5 (d) of Republic Act No. 7638 or the "Department of Energy Act of 1992" declares that the Department of Energy (DOE) has the powers and functions to supervise and control over all government activities relative to energy projects in order to attain the goals embodied in this Act.
WHEREAS, Section 30 and 37 (f) of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) provides that the DOE, jointly with the electric power industry participants, shall establish the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) and formulate the detailed rules governing the operations thereof.
WHEREAS, Section 30 and 37 (f) of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) provides that the DOE, jointly with the electric power industry participants, shall establish the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) and formulate the detailed rules governing the operations thereof.
Notice is hereby given on the updated areas that have been declared remote, unserved and underserved and are referred to as "Qualified Third Party (QTP) Service Areas' open for any interested Qualified Third Party/ies for electricity service provision pursuant to Section 59 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 otherwise known as EPIRA, Rule 14 of its Implementing Rules and Regulations and the DOE Circular No. DC2019-11-0015 "Prescribing the Revised Guidelines for Qualified Third Parties."
Date posted: 07 January 2022
CALL FOR COMMENTS:
The Department of Energy is hereby requesting all interested parties to submit comments on the draft Department Circular, "Adopting Further Amendments to the WESM Rules and Various Manuals on Implementation of Reserve Market."
Comments will be accepted until 15 January 2022 to:
Fax: (02) 8840-1773
Email: [email protected]
