Maton PSHPP project is undergoing DENR environmental review and DOE approved its configuration change to stabilize Luzon's power grid.

The entities involved

• Luzon →

  largest island of the Philippines

  • Worsening flooding patterns in Luzon since the major event of Ondoy.Sun 21:25
  • The Asian Development Bank is providing feasibility funding for a bridge project aimed at improving connectivity in Luzon.Sun 16:37
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources →

  Philippine government agency

  • DENR issued a cease and desist order regarding waste operations in Aloguinsan, Cebu City, and ordered the hauling of stockpiled garbage.Mon 11:57
  • Marcopper is ignoring DENR remediation orders in Marinduque, prompting calls for official communication and a settlement agreement involving Barrick Gold.Mon 10:16
• Department of Energy →

  Philippine energy department

  • The Department of Energy manages the national energy sector operations in the Philippines.Mon 06:45
  • The crisis in West Asia has prompted the Department of Energy to drive energy and mobility policy for the Philippines, focusing on energy security.Mon 03:42

Related events

• Advocates are pushing for the return of national grid planning to the Department of Energy, noting that Luzon has excess capacity that could assist the Visayas region.Sep 22
• The Department of Energy is coordinating the restoration of Mindanao units and deploying battery storage in Negros and Leyte to support the Visayas grid.Sep 8
• Grid maintenance in Cebu requires load shedding.Sep 14
• Presidential instructions have led to the implementation of projects across Luzon, focusing on strengthening agriculture.Jul 30
• Infrastructure failures due to natural disasters are reported across Luzon, Isabela, and Tarlac City.Sep 5