00:00The Department of Energy successfully carried out the interconnection projects in Mindanao, Cebu, Negros, and Panay
00:06with 400 to 450 megawatts export, which is expected to further strengthen the supply of electricity to the country.
00:13The DOE also shared some of their accomplishments for 2024.
00:19According to Energy Secretary Rafael Lotilia, despite the El Niño experience,
00:23the operation of hydropower plants continues while the Renewable Energy Projects and Green Energy Auctions are being strengthened to strengthen the energy supply.
00:32In the electrification program, 1.6 million households received electricity in 2024.
00:39In the Philippine Energy Plan 2023-2015, the PAM Storage Hydro was established in 2030 and the nuclear power plants were approved.
00:48The DOE also continued its efforts to assist other countries in their investments in renewable energy and energy storage systems.
00:55The DOE assured that the current for the upcoming May 2025 is sufficient under the Task Force on Energy Resiliency
01:02while continuing their efforts to ensure the sufficient supply of energy to the country.
01:10So our targets, we are on track with our targets to reduce energy intensity.
01:19We are using energy in every product or service that we should reduce.
01:28We should produce more from less energy and that requires the cooperation of everyone.
