Given renewed rally in global oil prices, Filipino consumers will brace again for substantial hike in pump prices in the first round of fuel cost adjustment this month. Based on calculations by oil companies, prices of diesel products could rise by P0.95 to P1.05 per liter, kerosene product prices...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate is not buying the boast of “rosy electric power projection” aired by the Department of Energy, noting that its claims “do not inspire confidence.” ELECTRICITY POWER OUTAGE "The DOE rosy claims do not inspire confidence...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has lowered the price of power rate, secured enough supply of electricity, and provided additional power capacity for future needs under the administration of President Duterte. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi bared the agency's "accomplishments" in a pre-recorded Cabinet...
An official of the Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday, September 2, maintained that there will be enough power supply next year to make sure that there would be no disruptions during the May 9, 2022 elections. A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay...
Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine “Nene” Ramirez-Sato on Wednesday, Sept. 1 assured the province of improved energy outlook as power sources go on board to provide at least 29 megawatts of electricity. Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato Sato, a senior member of the House Committee on Natural...
There was some degree of frustration on the part of the renewable energy (RE) developers, as their widely anticipated capacity tendering under the Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP) has been delayed again from its August 31 timeline. DOE Logo The RE investors are ready to place their bets for the...
Household budget for cooking fuel will rise this month, as the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been increased by P0.64 to P0.65 per kilogram (kg) effective today, September 1, or aggregate P7.04 to P7.15 price hike for the standard 11-kilogram cylinder. 29693 As of press time, the LPG...
Consunji-led firm Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) has turned over P1.7 billion worth of royalty payments to the government – via the Department of Energy (DOE) - as it recorded highest ever sales in its history as coal producer from Semirara island in Antique province. 29549 In a...
Fake letters or correspondence sent by unscrupulous individuals to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) had caused delays in power plant maintenance activities that subsequently triggered this year’s rotational blackouts, according to the Department of Energy. As explained by the energy...
As uncertainties in the power supply situation in the country persist, the Department of Energy (DOE) will be dragged into another Senate investigation where it is expected to present a definitive supply-demand scenario and lay down contingency measures in case the 2022 national elections will be...
Petroleum prices will in for considerable increases next week, according to the industry players. Based on the initial calculation of the oil companies, the price of diesel will go up by P0.50 to P0.60 per liter; and kerosene will climb by P0.60 to P0.70 per liter. 29040 For gasoline products,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is mandating all distribution utilities (DUs) to submit their updated Distribution Development Plan (DDP) that shall factor in supply-demand as well as load growth projections in their network; and for them to flesh out also the coverage of their power supply...
