English: The vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy, Gatchalian said the DOE should have taken the necessary proactive steps that would have ensured Ilijan, with a capacity of 1200 megawatts, to operate at full capacity, particularly when electricity demand surged in previous months due to hot weather conditions brought by the El Niño phenomenon. This would have prevented a series of red and yellow alerts in the country's main transmission grid experienced by the country beginning last month. Red and yellow alerts indicate insufficiency of electricity supply and reserve.
Filipino: Sinabi ni Gatchalian, ang vice chairperson ng Senate Committee on Energy, na ang DOE ay dapat mayroong proactive steps upang matiyak na ang Ilijan, na may kapasidad na 1200 megawatts, ay umaandar ng buong kapasidad nito, lalo na noong tumaas ang demand ng kuryente sa mga nakaraang buwan dahil sa mainit na kondisyon ng panahon dala ng El Niño phenomenon. Naiwasan sana ang serye ng red at yellow alerts sa pangunahing transmission grid ng bansa na naranasan ng bansa simula noong nakaraang buwan. Ang red at yellow alerts ay nagpapahiwatig ng kakulangan ng suplay ng kuryente at reserba.