MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Energy (DOE) is investigating if there was collusion among power firms amid the rotational brownouts experienced in Luzon earlier this month.
During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy on Thursday, DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi said the “ultimate cause” of the rotational brownout was the forced and unplanned outages of several major power plants servicing the Luzon region.
“Nagkasabay-sabay ang pagkawala ng supply galing sa ilang malalaking planta (The loss of supply from major power plants happened simultaneously). That is the ultimate cause,” Cusi said.
“We are already investigating these power plants and we have…
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