The Department of Energy assured the public that power supply will be stable during the dry months until June even as output from the hydro plants are expected to be reduced due to the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella said preparations were ongoing to ensure adequate supply during the dry months.
“We want to make sure there is no impact of El Niño on power supply,” Fuentebella said.
Fuentebella said the DoE was making sure that the maintenance schedule of power plants were synchronized with the grid to prevent forced outage from them.
He said the agency was also discussing the output of hydro power plants and impact of the El Niño with generators.
Fuentebella also urged consumers to implement demand side management and energy efficiency campaign measures.
“We are also making preparations for any unforeseen incidents like unscheduled outage. We also have the interruptible load program which we are preparing for,” he said.