(Eagle News)–The Department of Energy on Friday, Jan. 5, vowed to hold the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines liable for the prolonged power interruption affecting Panay Island. According to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla, the island-wide blackout reported on Jan. 2 was, after all, “preventable.” “As the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines has pointed out, there was a two-hour window when the (NGCP) could have proactively called on the distribution utilities and electric […]