Well, we can’t say they didn’t warn us anymore.
“Echoing Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla’s fears of a looming power shortage, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor, has expressed concern over next year’s power situation,” reports Iris Gonzales in The Philippine Star.
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The report noted: “Meralco president Oscar Reyes said there are things that can be done to avert a crisis but stopped short of calling for the declaration of a state of emergency in the power sector, saying it is a matter best left for the government to decide.”
The report further said that Petilla had “proposed the declaration of a state of emergency in the power sector by invoking Section 71 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) to give the government the authority to put up additional generation capacity.”
However, there are parties opposing this because they fear that it would drive up power costs.
So, we’ll just wait for the blackouts?
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