Following the Department of Energy’s (DOE) rejection of its force majeure plea, Pangilinan-led SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) is now looking for an alternative site for the development of the 280-megawatt Nueva Ecija solar farm project it won under the first round of the green energy auction...
The procurement of replacement power under the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) will be allowed at 50 percent renewable energy (RE) capacity during the three-year transition period that shall be enforced in the amended policy for this segment of the power industry. In a draft Circular furnished...
Motorists are in for a new round of financial relief next week as the oil companies have estimated significant rollback in oil prices that will be reflected at the domestic pumps next week. Based on the initial calculation of the industry players, the price of gasoline products will be down by...
COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares (Contributed photo)) A ranking congressman has told the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to ensure that upcoming power plants are consistently accessible to the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will allot a lead time of at least eight months as preparation time for the targeted bid submission of investors under the planned green energy auction (GEA) for offshore wind capacities by next year. According to Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, the...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will reinforce its initiative for solar rooftop installations at the buildings of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Region IV-A areas. The planned deployment of solar photovoltaics (PVs) in the NEDA facilities was cemented...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has reaffirmed that the distribution utilities (DUs) can already implement tariff pass-on for capacities procured via emergency power supply agreements (EPSAs) even without securing provisional regulatory approval. In an advisory issued by the ERC, it...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently studying a policy for the repurposing of diesel-fired power plants by integrating biofuel blend of as much as 55% (or B55) by volume, according to Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella. “We’re developing a strategy for B55 to enable the...
The Department of Public and Highways (DPWH) and National Electrification Administration (NEA), with the imprimatur of the Department of Energy (DOE), will need to agree and draw up a formula for prudent compensation on the relocation of electric poles that shall be straddled by the various...
While warning that the country braces for energy transition that will be expensive, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla has appealed to banks and other financial institutions for longer tenor on loans that will be funneled to power projects across technologies as a way to soften cost impact on...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will integrate cybersecurity in the planned modification of policy frameworks that shall underpin resiliency assessment and rating system for various power facilities in the country. Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella indicated that the energy resiliency...
Wildly gyrating oil prices will find their way back to increases at the pumps next week, based on the preliminary estimates of the oil companies. As crunched by the industry players, the price of gasoline products will likely rise by P0.45 to P0.85 per liter; while diesel prices will incur moderate...
