OPERATIONS of the state-run 982-megawatt Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric power plants (Hepp) are still normal, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.
This was bared by Energy secretary Alfonso Cusi in a press statement on Wednesday, June 7.
The Agus Power Plant Complex consists of six cascading power plants snaking from the mouth of Lake Lanao in Marawi City down to the majestic Maria Cristina Falls in Iligan City. While the Pulangi IV HEP is a 255-MW hydroelectric power plant located in Maramag, Bukidnon.
Cusi, however, said some municipalities in Lanaodel Sur and some parts of Marawi City are still experiencing power outages while the situation in these places has not yet been back to normal.
He also noted the price freeze for kerosene and household liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), following the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao is only until yesterday, June 7, or 15 days after the declaration.
Meanwhile, installed generating capacity for the Philippines has already reached 21,424 megawatts as December 2016.
During GE Philippines' "Powering the Philippines Evaluation Forum" held yesterday, June 7, at the New World Hotel, Makati, Cusi said coal has the largest share at 34.6 percent, followed by renewable energy (RE) at 32.5 percent.
Making up the 32.5 percent of RE is hydropower (16.9 percent), geothermal (8.9 percent), oil-based (16.9 percent), and natural gas (16 percent).
This makes up around 90,797 Gigawatt hours of gross power generation, with a 10.2 percent increase as compared to the 82,413 GWh of 2016. Also last year, generation of fossil-based energy is at 76 percent, and 24 percent for RE-based.