Problema sa supply ng kuryente, nais imbestigahan ng ilang mga senador;
Problema sa supply ng kuryente, nais imbestigahan ng ilang mga senador;
NGCP, nais silipin ni Sen. Ejercito sa gitna ng problema sa supply ng kuryente
NGCP, nais silipin ni Sen. Ejercito sa gitna ng problema sa supply ng kuryente
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00:00 The supply of electricity is not in a good condition.
00:03 Today, despite this, some senators are in charge of the power situation of the country.
00:09 That's why some lawmakers are asking for something.
00:13 Daniel Manalasta is in the center of the news.
00:16 According to some senators, there are more power plants in front of the problem of the supply of electricity.
00:23 According to Senator JV Ejercito, it is also open to the possibility of nuclear energy.
00:28 But the EPIRA law should be reviewed.
00:31 I'm open to it if it will really bring down the cost of electricity.
00:35 That will help a lot in attracting foreign direct investments.
00:38 We need to put new power plants because the requirements are not decreasing.
00:43 It should be proportionate to the growing of our population and businesses.
00:47 Even the NGCP, which is also under the supervision of the senator.
00:50 What else is happening there? Why are the power plants shut down simultaneously?
00:55 There are 20 of them. What's happening there? Why are they shut down simultaneously?
01:00 Is it a coincidence?
01:09 According to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, the Department of Energy should conduct an investigation
01:15 into the repeated forced outage of power plants that resulted in a decrease in the supply of electricity.
01:21 Gatchalian has also agreed to raise the resolution up to this point.
01:24 Senator Cheese Escudero has also urged the Energy Department and Energy Regulatory Commission
01:30 to be more strict with power generation companies
01:33 so that they can be sure of their compliance with the scheduled outages.
01:37 There should be a response to the compliance.
01:39 Based on the grid alert status issued by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines,
01:44 there is a yellow alert in Luzon today from 1pm to 5pm and 7pm to 11pm.
01:51 In Visayas, there is a yellow alert from 1pm to 4pm, 6pm to 7pm, and 8pm to 9pm.
01:59 Daniel Manalastas for Pagmansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.