Department Circular

Adapting Further Amendments to the WESM rules and market manuals (Provision for Technical Committee)

WHEREAS, Sections 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, on 28 June 2002, the DOE, with the endorsement of the... Read More


Adopting Further Amendments to the WESM Rules (Provisions for the Must Dispatch and Priority Dispatch Generating Units)

WHEREAS, Sections 30 and 37(f) of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) provides that the Department of Energy (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, on 28 June 2002, the DOE, jointly with the electric power industry... Read More


Creating a Power Task Force Election 2016 to Ensure Adequate and Reliable Electric Power Supply Before, During, and After the May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State to ensure the reliability, quality and security of supply of electric power;

WHEREAS, the Department of Energy (DOE) is mandated to provide a mechanism for the integration, rationalization, and coordination of the various activities to carry out the energy policy of the State;

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Declaring the commercial operation of the central scheduling and dispatch of energy and contracted reserves in the wholesale electricity spot market and further amendments to its protocol in preparation for the eventual commercial operation of the WESM reserve market

WHEREAS, Section 37 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) provides that the Department of Energy (DOE) is mandated to , among others:

a.) Supervise the restructuring of the electric power industry;

b.) Ensure the reliability, quality and security of supply of electric power;

c.) Develop Policies and procedures and, as appropriate ,... Read More


Creating a technical advisory committee and modeling working group to enable variable renewable energy integration and installation targets

WHEREAS, Section 2 of Republic Act 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) declares among others as a policy of the State to assure social and environmentally compatible energy sources and infrastructure and promote the utilization of indigenous and new renewable energy resources in power generation in order to reduce dependence on... Read More


Adopting Further Amendments to the WESM Rules and Market Manuals (Provisions for Over-riding Constraints, Disputes, Verification of Must-Run Units, and Settlement Formulation Between Must-Stop Units and Displaced Generators)

WHEREAS, Section 37 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) provides that the Department of Energy (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, on 28 June 2002, the DOE, upon the joint... Read More


Providing policies for further enhancement of the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) design and operations

WHEREAS, Sections 37 and 30 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) mandates the Department of Energy (DOE) to supervise the restructuring of the electricity industry and to establish the Wholesale Electricity Sport Market (WESM), respectively;

WHEREAS, Section 3(a), Rule 9 of the EPIRA Implementing Rules and Regulations (EPIRA IRR),... Read More


Prescribing the policy for maintaining the share of renewable energy (re) resources in the country's installed capacity through the holistic implementation of the pertinent provisions of republic act no. 9513 or the re act on feed-in tariff (fit) system, priority and must dispatch, among others

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7638 or the "Department of Energy (DOE) Act of 1992" declares as a policy of State, among others, to ensure a continuous, adequate, and economic supply of energy through the integrated and intensive exploration, production, management, and development of the country's indigenous energy resources;

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9136... Read More


Adopting further amendments to the WESM rules (procedure for changes to the WESM rules and market manuals)

WHEREAS, Section 37 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, on 28 June 2002, the DOE, upon the joint endorsement of the electric power industry participants,... Read More


Implementing the Philippine national standard specification for anhydrous bio-ethanol fuel

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7638, "An Act Creating the Department of Energy (DOE)", tasks the DOE to formulate rules and regulations as may be necessary to guide government and private entities involved in energy resource supply and distribution;

WHEREAS, bioethanol is an energy resource that is environment-friendly, renewable and can be produced locally... Read More


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