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In order to expedite the electrification of all households in the country, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the government to consider a unified electrification program to harmonize all functions being undertaken by certain agencies in the Philippines. Currently, the electrification of househo

A lawmaker is pushing for a unified program to expedite the electrification of all households, particularly in rural communities.

Upper Katablangan in Conner, Kalinga enjoys 20 years of nearly uninterrupted power supply from the community’s micro-hydro project this year. This remote community located 20 kilometers from its nearest neighboring barangay could be reached with an eight-hour trek up a perilous foot trail when it is rainy or two hours on expertly-driven motorcycles when the road is dry enough. It is one of the first barangays in Abra, Kalinga and Apayao provinces to build a micro-hydro power plant for electric...

SenatorSherwin "Win" Gatchalian (File photo) MANILA - Reelectionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged electric cooperatives (ECs) to roll out their own microgrid system to accelerate total electrification and ensure the provision of quality, reliable, and secure electricity service at reasonable rates in unserved and underserved areas. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, authored and sponsored the upper chamber's version of Republic Act 11646 or the Micr...

The Department of Energy is crafting the rules for the bidding of unserved and underserved areas to microgrid operators to help the country fast-track its total electrification.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday welcomed the signing into law of the bill that seeks to institutionalize microgrid development in the Philippines, saying this would help the country realize total electrification by the end of the year. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energ

The passage of the Microgrid Systems Act or Republic Act No. 11646 is expected to hasten the electrification of all households and communities in various parts of the country. Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian Electrification is a government goal that had been very tough to

(File photo) MANILA - Expect the spur of microgrid development in rural areas in the country now that it has been institutionalized and the possibility of realizing total electrification of every household by year-end, Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian said on Tuesday. "Ngayong ganap na itong batas, umaasa tayo na ang bawat sulok ng bansa ay magkakaroon na ng kuryente sa kani-kanilang mga bahay gamit ang makabagong teknolohiya sa pagtataguyod ng pribadong sector (Now that it became...

After three weeks of tension due to the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections that perilously classified Metro Manila under “critical risk”, the Department of Health (DOH) said the National Capital Region (NCR) may now be downgraded to “high risk” classification. This was supported b

President Duterte has signed into law the measure that promotes the use of microgrid systems to accelerate the total electrification of underserved and unserved areas nationwide. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11646 or the Microgrid Systems Act