The Department of Energy recognized Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) and MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) for their timely and full compliance with critical reportorial requirements of the DOE at the Energy Center at Bonifacio Global City on Friday, April 24.
The recognition highlights the two distribution utilities’ adherences to DOE Department Circular No. DC2023-03-0005.
This circular provides supplemental policies for the systematic management of DOE reportorial requirements in the electric power industry, ensuring accurate data flow for participants – distribution utilities, for the year 2025, a press release from the firms said Sunday.
The plaques of appreciation given the two firms were signed by Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina L. Guevarra as a testament to their “operational excellence and unwavering commitment to transparency”.
It underscores compliance’s vital role amid rising power demand from industrialization, renewables, and climate risks, enabling better grid monitoring, outage prevention, and policy reforms, the press release said.
MORE Power serves Iloilo City and nearby areas in Iloilo, while Negros Power operates in Central Negros as the sole electric power distributor.
Their efforts support DOE’s data-driven Visayas grid, which is critical post-El Niño and during electrification pushes, the press release said.
“Full compliance equips DOE with important insights that may contribute to accelerating projects like grid modernization and renewables rollout,” said Roel Z. Castro, President and CEO of MORE Power and Negros Power.
“Timely reporting helps streamline DOE approvals, cuts delays, and aids in advancing national electrification targets,” he added.
As the Philippines aims for full household electrification by 2028 under DOE’s program, such compliance sets a standard for sector reliability, the press release said.*
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