{"id":20053,"date":"2014-07-25T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T01:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=20053"},"modified":"2014-07-25T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T01:10:08","slug":"president-orders-doe-to-review-power-demand-and-supply-for-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/07\/25\/president-orders-doe-to-review-power-demand-and-supply-for-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"President orders DOE to review power demand and supply for next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_11468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11468\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/power-lines-electricity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11468\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/power-lines-electricity-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ShutterStock image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/power-lines-electricity-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/power-lines-electricity-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/power-lines-electricity.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ShutterStock image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">MANILA &#8212; President Benigno S. Aquino III has instructed the Department of Energy (DOE) to review the projected demand and supply of electricity in Luzon for 2015, as well as all available options to deal with a possible power shortfall in the summer months, the Palace said on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u201cOngoing pa iyong pag-aaral at ilalahad ang pagpapasya ng Pangulo kapag nakumpleto na ang pag-aaral na hiningi niya hinggil dito,\u201d said Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. during the daily press briefing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The DOE has projected that there will be a power shortage from March to May next year, as the demand for electricity increases during summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Coloma also assured that the government would not pass on to consumers the costs of increasing next year\u2019s power supply, as what happened in the early 1990s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u201cSiya (Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla) na mismo ang nagsasabi na base sa kanyang simulations, hindi naman ito inaasahang hahantong sa mas mataas na pagsingil,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u201cIbang iba naman ang sitwasyon noon dahil mas malawak at malalim ang kakulangan noong panahong iyon. Ngayon naman ay limited extent and limited duration lamang ang ina-address ni Secretary Petilla,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The Communication Secretary said that the government will ensure a stable power supply at reasonable rates for next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u201cSa lahat ng pagkakataon, ang isasaalang-alang ng pamahalaan ay ang kapakanan ng mga mamamayan at ang hindi pagpataw ng dagdag na pabigat sa kanila dahil dito,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; President Benigno S. 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