Reliability of Philippine Power Systems

Reliability of power systems define the utility's capability to minimize outage frequency and duration. For regulatory purposes, power s...

Demand-Side Management Practices

The electric power system as driven by economic market forces experiences intensive utilization. To keep electric power systems continue to ...

Solving Non-Technical Losses Problem by Technical Methods

Non-technical losses in distribution systems comprised about 2-3%, my estimate, of the total system losses. Total distribution system...

Power Quality Problems Always Exist

The Philippine Distribution Code (PDC) has Power Quality (PQ) performance regulation for Distribution Utilities. In Section 3.2 of the PDC, ...

Less Transmission Capacity equals High Electricity Market Prices

Recent postings of Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) electricity spot prices showed remarkable increases due to the damage of one ...

Regulating Continuing Education

The Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers (IIEE) and the Borad of Electrical Engineering (BEE) of the Professional Regulation Commiss...

Wind Power Low Voltage Ride Through

Wind power generation has taken its place in its share of electric power generation around the globe. Wind power generation normally utilize...

Conflict in Quality Regulation of Distribution Utilities

The Philippine Distribution Code (PDC) requires all User connection points that all Power Quality (PQ) requirements under PDC Section 3.2 b...

Bring Down Power Rates by UP

As a Filipino living outside the Philippines, I have missed some research development like the study presentation by University of the Phili...

Technical Performance of an Electric Cooperative supplied with Wind Power

Wind power supply has further implications on system reliability because of its variability and can impact power quality in its nature of po...

Simple Method for Selecting Overhead Distribution Line Conductor

Distribution Utilities (DUs) when planning for their distribution system, are faced with various options and constraints. One of the DUs’ pr...

Benefits of System Loss Reduction

Aside from impacting or not impacting electricity rates, system loss reduction has the following benefits: Reduction of fuel emissions due...

Getting Lost with System Loss

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is calling for comments from various stakeholders on a new resolution they are proposing on reduction...

Framework for Operation Research Instruction for Future Electric Power Engineers

ABSTRACT Philippine electric power industry has put a new face in itself: deregulation. With its new structure, optimization of planning an...

Philippine Electric Cooperative Analysis : Distribution, Supply and Metering (DSM) and Annual MWh Sales

Economics tells us that having more sales tend to bring down the prices. The components of electric distribution tariff consists of differe...

What Happened Here?

Historically, Metro Manila carries a whopping 50 to 60 percent of the total load of the Luzon Grid in the Philippines . Five bulk power ...

Another TransCo tower in Lanao Sur bombed; 4th in 2 days

FROM MINDANEWS WEBSITE Another power pylon of the National Transmission Corporation was bombed by unidentified attackers at dawn today, the...

Philippine Electric Cooperative Analysis : Circuit Kilometer and Annual MWh Sales

In operating and planning electric distribution business, the expansion and demand growth must be intertwined. Expansion won’t happen if not...

Comments on the Enforcement of Reliability and Power Quality Standards, and Quality Reliability Index (QRI) for Distribution Utilities

In 2006, I made significant technical comments on the issues of reliability and quality of electric power supply being delivered by Distribu...

Philippine Energy and Power Independence thru Wind Power

The Philippines in 2007 had installed power generation capacity of about 16,000 MW scattered around the archipelago. Of the various energy s...

Analysis of Voltage Unbalance Regulation

Abstract This paper presents an analysis of the present voltage unbalance regulation in the deregulated power industry in the Philippines. ...

$850-M projects waiting for RE bill

$850-M projects waiting for RE bill By Katherine Adraneda , Philippine Star Tuesday, July 29, 2008 ...

Power Engineering Education for the Restructured Philippine Electricity Industry

Excerpt - The Philippine electricity industry has been restructured by virtue of the Republic Act No.9136 (R. A. 9136), which is the Electr...

Line Losses, Voltage Drop and Voltage Unbalance on Parallel Overhead Distribution Lines

Abstract It has been a general practice by distribution utilities to parallel overhead distribution lines/feeders in a common right of way a...

Philippine Electric Cooperative Analysis : Circuit Kilometer and Number of Customers

The figure on the right is a graphic illustration of Philippine Electric Cooperative Data for their circuit kilometer of their distribution ...

Static Voltage Stability Analysis for Electric Subtransmission Systems

The study of voltage stability as indicated in the Philippine Grid Code (PGC) is the center of this paper. Standards and industry practice f...

Philippine Electric Cooperative Data

It is interesting to study the electric cooperatives’ data publicly posted in websites. The following websites provides these data: Ene...

SEARCHING FOR THE NEW ERC CHIEF

Reactions from the senators on the likely to be appointed new ERC Chief, see this link - http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-07-1...

Winning TransCo bidder to get franchise soon

A Philippine congressman giving some false lessons in power systems, see this link: Winning TransCo bidder to get franchise soon

News Impacting Electricity Rates

Napocor seeks ERC clarification on rate cut Power subsidy sought from Malampaya proceeds PSALM opens bidding for Iligan power plant

WESM power rates drop to all-time low

MANILA , Philippines – Despite increasing fuel costs, electricity rates at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) dropped at an all-t...

Fuzzy Optimization for Distributed Generation Allocation

Abstract— Distributed generation (DG) allocation problem is addressed utilizing fuzzy multi-objective optimization in this paper. It is show...

Integrating Power Quality in Power System Planning

Power Quality (PQ) has become a major concern in electric power systems with the increased proliferation of computer electronic loads and po...

Harmonic Penetration in Electric Transmission Systems

When the physicians of the power system (planners and operators) treat for resource inadequacy, congestion, instability and all the modern-d...

Concept for Distribution System Planning

Rationale - Since distribution utilities (DUs) are regulated with their operational power quality (PQ) and system reliability, which account...

Computer Tools in Power Systems Courses in the Philippines

At the deregulation of electric power industry, technical and value-based studies for planning and operations of power systems as outlined i...

Analysis of the Visayas Power Situation

Recent newspaper reports indicated that the Department of Energy (DOE) has deferred the launching of the commercial operations of Wholesale ...

Voltage Security in Philippine Power Systems

Voltage security in power system planning and operations is an important factor of grid and distribution codes in the Philippines . The powe...