The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to tap technical assistance from either the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for targeted new survey on ‘social acceptance’ for nuclear power as an option in the Philippine...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be issuing policy guidelines that will lay down the framework of incentives for targeted hydrogen-anchored investments in the country. According to Atty Patrick T. Aquino, director of the DOE’s Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB), the draft guidelines...
A legal opinion is being sought from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on a targeted memorandum of agreement (MOA) that shall be signed by the Department of Energy (DOE) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to sort out the concerns of investors on foreshore and seabed...
LONDON, England – There are only 5-6 sites that are currently viable to host nuclear power projects based on initial assessments done by various relevant government agencies, according to Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin. She noted in an interview here that of the 11 sites previously...
LONDON, England – The Department of Energy (DOE) is seriously planning installations for a ‘parallel green grid system’ that will underpin the integration of mammoth renewable energy (RE) facilities, primarily the 50-gigawatt offshore wind (OSW) ramp up which is the dominant technology cast...
LONDON, England – The Philippine government is now advancing into the final stretch of negotiations for the terms and conditions of the ‘123 Agreement’ that will be signed with the United States for nuclear cooperation, according to Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin. In an interview on...
LONDON, England – The Philippine government is eyeing to cement an agreement with state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) for a new round and more comprehensive feasibility study on the planned repowering of the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). In her presentation at the...
The financial agony of consumers will persist on their drive to the gasoline stations again next week, as pump prices will be rising for the 10th week, based on the forecast of the oil companies. As calculated by the industry players, the price of gasoline products will increase by P0.05 to P0.45...
LONDON, England – The Philippines is taking center stage at the ongoing World Nuclear Symposium here to apprise global investors of the Marcos administration’s renaissance play into nuclear power installations as part of the country’s energy mix by the next decade. Department of Energy (DOE)...
Investors from Norway and the United Kingdom who are placing their investment bets in the offshore wind industry of the Philippines have been reinforcing collaboration initiatives with the Philippine government on sorting out major bottlenecks that could stifle planned capital flow in the nascent...
Philippine companies that are eyeing to invest in small modular reactors (SMRs) are eyeing inclusion in the targeted negotiation for a trade agreement with the United States for planned nuclear technology installations in the country. According to Aboitiz Power Corporation President and CEO...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has admitted that the registration for the rollout of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) remains very slow, although there are expectations that this may pick up speed in the months ahead. Director Patrick T. Aquino of the DOE’s Energy Utilization Management...
