THE Department of Energy (DoE) has asked the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to craft a plan to keep up with increasing electricity demand, its top official said.

“In fact, I have written [a letter to] Meralco. I’m asking them on what are their measures to make sure they can cope up with the increase in demand, and that there is an assurance of supply,” Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said during Monday’s press briefing of the 2019 National Energy Consciousness Month at the agency’s headquarters in Taguig City.