The Department of Energy (DOE) announced significant enhancements to the fourth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-4), including various capacity allocations and rescheduling of timelines to support the development of floating solar technologies in the country. In a statement on Thursday, June...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to launch the fifth Green Energy Auction (GEA-5), which will specifically offer fixed-bottom offshore wind (OSW) technology. In a statement on Wednesday, June 11, the DOE announced the auction targets an installation capacity of 3,300 megawatts (MW), or...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it is partnering with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to launch a three-year project to identify hydropower potential sites and boost the Philippines’ renewable energy (RE) strategies. In a statement on Tuesday, June 10, the DOE...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the 12 potential winning bidders for its third Green Energy Auction (GEA-3), which offers hydropower, pumped-storage hydropower, and geothermal energy contracts. In a notice of award posted on the website DOE on June 9, it listed two developers for...
Fuel prices are set to increase ahead of the celebration of Philippine Independence Day on June 12. Effective Tuesday, June 10, gasoline prices will inch up by ₱0.60 per liter, while diesel will go up by ₱0.95 per liter. Kerosene is also set to climb by ₱0.30 per liter. Shell Pilipinas,...
The 'hotness ' of the Philippines for renewable energy investments may be losing its sizzle. Some foreign investors are now quietly slipping out the back door, leaving behind whispers of uncertainty, a trail of unanswered questions about what went wrong, and a half-empty plate of missed...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported that the de-risking strategy for geothermal technologies in the Philippines is attracting investor interest. In a briefing, Pavit Ramachandran, ADB Country Director for the Philippines, noted that despite potential challenges, stakeholders are already...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. of Manila Inc. (AG&P) is ready to help the Philippines in its pursuit of offshore wind (OSW) developments. In a statement on Wednesday, June 4, the DOE shared that AG&P would support the country’s port infrastructure,...
In a continuing push to improve the power situation in off-grid communities, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are collaborating on a program to upgrade the off-grid systems of the National Power Corp. (NPC). During the Asian Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), Energy...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has called on generation companies (GenCos) to ensure their facilities can provide backup power when necessary. In an advisory, outgoing Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla urged all generation facilities to undergo ancillary service (AS) capability testing to be...
Motorists may need to tighten their belts in the first week of June, as fuel prices are set to increase. Starting Tuesday, June 3, gasoline prices will rise by ₱0.40 per liter, and diesel by ₱0.30 per liter. Kerosene, on the other hand, will decrease by ₱0.10 per liter. Shell Pilipinas,...
Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla’s exit may be drawing cheers from the camp he’s headed to, but back in the energy sector, the real prayer is this: bring in a new Secretary who comprehensively knows the policy playbook—and one who isn’t afraid to run it fairly and objectively across every...
