Category: Energy
Power to the people
April 29, 2024The country’s high-growth areas deserve to be given the opportunity to realize their potential without roadblocks that would impede their progress. If DUs are not able to respond to the need, there must be a way to do justice to these areas’ efforts to grow instead of letting their potential go to waste.
FALSE ALLEGATIONS ARE VERY UNPRODUCTIVE
November 9, 2023The allegations made against Meralco in a recent privilege speech by Congressman Dan Fernandez have quickly been debunked as false and appears to be an attempt by some parties to sow intrigue in the guise of addressing the high cost of electricity. CitizenWatch Philippines has consistently been calling for strategic solutions that will effectively address […]
Crack the whip on erring electric cooperatives and distribution utilities
October 19, 2023A nation cannot be truly progressive without stable and affordable electricity services.
Focus on stable power supply
July 11, 2022The economic aspirations of a robust economic upturn that will create quality jobs and a new era of growth pledged by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be paced by the power capacity of the energy sector.
Malampaya issues and dynamics
September 20, 2021Energy regulators need to act faster on power plant builds to move our power situation from barely sufficient to surplus. Before economic recovery can take off, our energy supply must be at a level of stability and affordability to attract new investments that we will need to compete versus other economies that experts already predict will recover earlier than ours.
What’s happening with Malampaya?
September 16, 2021On September 11, natural gas supply from the Malampaya gas field came to an abrupt stop. The shutdown occurred weeks before the gas field’s scheduled maintenance shutdown in October. As a result, two gas-fired power plants of First Gen Corporation, Sta. Rita (1,000 MW) and San Lorenzo (500 MW), shifted to high-cost liquid fuel […]
Brownouts are exacerbating our crisis situation. Investigate the power plant outages!
June 2, 2021Reliable and uninterrupted power supply is very critical, to power our digital devices and connect to internet to access the daily digital online services we need to cope with this pandemic and the hot summer weather.
ECQ again! Mind your power consumption
March 29, 2021Try to be mindful of how you use your appliances to avoid a self-inflicted spike in electric bills.
A Call for strict compliance in Meralco Competitive Selection Process
February 14, 2021As consumers trying our best to get thru the daily difficulties of this crisis, we need affordable and uninterrupted electricity to power the digital technologies that are now our indispensable tools.
Energy stability needs sustainable policy and responsible citizenry
February 6, 2021CitizenWatch Philippines raises concern over the potential risk of the recent approval of the President to extend the ‘No Disconnection’ policy for “lifeliners” until the end of February. Several partylist groups warned that there will be a huge implication in the financial stability of all stakeholders in the energy supply chain should a prolonged policy […]