The Department of Energy is hereby requesting all interested parties to submit comments on the draft Department Circulars entitled:

i.    Amending Certain Provisions of Department Circular No. DC2021-06-0013 on the Framework Governing the Test and Commissioning of Generation Facilities for Ensuring Readiness to Deliver Energy to the Grid or Distribution Network:​​​​

• Attachment A Draft DC Amending DC2021-06-0013
• Attachment A Draft DC_Annex A
• Attachment A Draft DC_Annex B
• Attachment A Matrix of Comments to Draft DC Amending DC2021-06-0013

ii.    Adopting further amendments to the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) rules and various market manuals (Provisions on Maximum Available Capacity):​​​​

• Attachment B Draft DC on Maximum Available Capacity
• Attachment B Template for Comments_Maximum Available Capacity

iii.   Amendments to the WESM Rules and Manual on Forecast Accuracy Standards on Matters Relating to Enforcement Proceedings:​​​​

• Attachment C Draft DC on FAS
• Attachment C Template for Comments_FAS

iv.   Adopting amendments to the WESM rules and WESM manual on Dispatch Protocol (Provisions on the re-dispatching, reporting, and Market Intervention/Market Suspension procedures):​​​​

• Attachment D Draft DC on SO Proposed Amendments to MI_MS Procedures
• Attachment D Matrix of comments MI / MS

v.   Adopting amendments to the WESM Rules and WESM Registration Manual in view of DOE DC2022-10-0031 “Declaring All Renewable Energy Resources as Preferential Dispatch Generating Units in the WESM Amending for this Purpose Department Circular No. DC2015-03-0001:​​​​

• Attachment E Draft DC on Preferential Dispatch
• Attachment E Template for Comments_Preferential Dispatch

vi.   Amendments to the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) Manual on Dispute Resolution regarding Disputes under the Retail Rules:​​​​

• Attachment F Draft DC on Dispute Resolution
• Attachment F Matrix Comments_Dispute Resolution 

Proposals/Comments will be accepted until 08 September 2023 to:

Fax: (02) 8840-1773

Email: pmdd.wesm@doe.gov.ph

Addressee:

Irma C. Exconde

Director IV

Electric Power Industry Management Bureau

4th Floor DOE Bldg., Energy Center, Rizal Drive

Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City