Department Circular

Declaring the Launch of the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) and Terms and Conditions for the Commencement of the Full Commercial Operations of the IMEM

WHEREAS, Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act 2001" (EPIRA), declares as a policy of the state to ensure the quality, reliability, security, and affordability of the supply of electric power;

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7638 or the "Department of Energy Act of 1992", as amended by Section 37 of the EPIRA, authorized the Department... Read More


Directing All Liquefied Petroleum Gas Industry Participants to Observe Minimum Safety Standards in the Transportation and Distribution of LPG in Cylinders

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7638 ("Department of Energy Act of 1992") vests upon the Department of Energy ("DOE") the power to formulate rules and regulations for the transportation and distribution of all forms of energy products;

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 8479 ("Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998") requires the DOE to monitor the refining, manufacturing and marketing... Read More


Implementing New Standard Specifications for Gasoline

WHEREAS, there is a regional/global thrust towards harmonizing fuel quality standard specifications for easier global/international trade;

WHEREAS, Section 5 (K) of Republic Act No. 7638 otherwise known as the "Department of Energy (DOE) Act of 1992," empowers the DOE to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement the objectives of the Act among which is the integration and... Read More


Adopting Amendments to the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) Implementing Rules and Promulgating the IMEM Manuals

 

WHEREAS, Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), declares as a policy of the state to ensure the quality, reliability, security, and affordability of the supply of electric power;

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7638 or the "Department of Energy Act of 1992", as amended by Section 37 of the EPIRA, authorizes the... Read More


Implementing Rules and Regulations for the Mindanao Modular Generator Program

Pursuant to Section 5 of Executive Order No. (EO) 137, Series of 2013, "The Mindanao Modular Generators Sets (Gensets) Program," hereinafter referred to as "the Program," the Department of Energy (DOE) in coordination with the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) hereby issues, adopts and promulgates the following implementing rules and... Read More


Adopting Further Amendments to the WESM Rules (Exceptions to Confidentiality)

WHEREAS, Section 37 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act 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;


Adopting Further Amendments to the WESM Rules (Defining the Gross Ex-Post Energy Settlement Quantity for Market Trading Nodes)

WHEREAS, Section 37 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act 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;


Adopting Further Amendments to the WESM Rules (Registration of Metering Service Provider)

 

WHEREAS, Section 37 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act 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;


Prescribing the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10531, Otherwise Known as the "National Electrification Administration Reform Act of 2013"

 

Pursuant to Section 16 of Republic Act No. 10531, otherwise known as the “National Electrification Administration Reform Act of 2013,” hereinafter referred to as the “Act,” the Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and in consultation with the Electric Cooperatives (ECs), the... Read More


Promulgating the Retail Market Manuals for the Implementation of the Retail Competition and Open Access and Providing for Transitory Arrangements

 

WHEREAS, in Section 37 of the Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as "The Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001" (the Act), the Department of Energy (DOE) is mandated, among others, to:

  1. Supervise the restructuring of the electric power industry;
  2. Formulate rules and... Read More

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