Invitation for Public Consultations (PubCon) on Various Draft Department Circulars (DC) Adopting Further Amendments to the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) Rules and Various Market Manuals and the Test and Commissioning Policy
Post date: Tuesday, 15 August 2023 02:30PM

The Department of Energy is pleased to announce that we will be conducting a Public Consultation which will be held on the schedules indicated in the table below to discuss the following draft Department Circulars:

  1. Draft DC Amending Certain Provisions of DC No. DC2021-06-0013 entitled, "Adopting A General Framework Governing the Test and Commissioning of Generation Facilities for Ensuring Readiness to Deliver Energy to the Grid or Distribution Network";
  2. Proposed Amendments to the WESM Rules and FAS Manual on Matters Relating to Enforcement Proceedings and Actions;
  3. Proposed 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”;
  4. Proposed Amendments to the WESM Rules and Various Manuals regarding Maximum Available Capacity;
  5. Proposed Amendments to the WESM Rules and WESM Manual on Dispatch Protocol regarding Enhancements and Updating of the System Operator’s Re-Dispatching, Reporting and Market Intervention/Market Suspension Procedures; and
  6. Proposed Amendments to the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) Manual on Dispute Resolution regarding Disputes under the Retail Rules.

The draft Department Circulars and the Template for Comments can be accessed at https://tinyurl.com/2pd4pnuc.

Leg Date of
PubCon
Link for Confirmation Final Date of
Confirmation
Venue Preferred
Attendees

Luzon

23 August 2023 https://forms.office.com/r/4vvgk7Nda1 18 August 2023 Metro
Manila
Luzon
Stakeholders
Mindanao 31 August 2023 https://forms.office.com/r/3ywM8RmrwR 18 August 2023 General
Santos
City
Mindanao
Stakeholders
Visayas 06 September 2023 https://forms.office.com/r/mT9ayVEtju 25 August 2023 Cebu
City
Visayas
Stakeholders

Only 100 attendees shall be accommodated on-site, hence, it shall be a first-come-first-serve basis.

For further details, kindly visit the abovementioned confirmation links.

For other related concerns, please contact our staff from the Power Market Development Division through email at [email protected].

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Issuance of new Customer Feedback Forms provided by the Lighting and Appliance Testing Laboratory (LATL) in accordance with the ARTA Memorandum Circular No. 2023-05
Post date: Thursday, 10 August 2023 03:21PM

LATL Customer Survey: http://bit.ly/latlcustomersurvey

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ADVISORY (Updated): Public Consultation on the Revised Rules and Regulations Governing the Philippine Downstream Natural Gas Industry or the Department Circular 2017-11-0012
Post date: Wednesday, 9 August 2023 08:59AM

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