Department Circular No. DC2026-03-0009

Adopting Further Amendments to the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) Manual on Dispatch Protocol Relative to the Validation Process of Reported Discrepancies in the Dispatch Instruction Report (DIR)

WHEREAS, Sections 30 and 37(f) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) provide that the Department of Energy (DOE), jointly with the electric power industry participants, shall formulate the detailed rules for the WESM, and for governing its operations;

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Date Published [mm/dd/yyyy]: 03/27/2026