(Taguig City) The Department of Energy (DOE) issued Department Circular No DC 2013-10-0026 enjoining the energy agencies and electric power industry participants to ensure stable and continuous power supply from 21 October to 04 Nov. 2013 (seven days before and after) in time for the barangay elections on 28 October 2013.

The DOE calls on the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), National Electrification Administration (NEA), National Power Corporation and its Small Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG), Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), power generation companies, and distribution utilities for their full support of the government’s aim to hold a successful election.

The circular, likewise, states that the said energy agencies and power industry players are required to submit to concerned DOE offices accurate hourly reports on the power situation on Election Day.

The issuance of such circular is in line with the DOE’s mandate to provide a mechanism for the integration, rationalization, and coordination of the various activities to carry out the energy policy of the State.

Power Updates will be available to the public through the DOE’s Twitter account (@DOE_PH) and the DOE website (www.doe.gov.ph), as well as in various social networking site accounts of the said energy agencies.