President Marcos has ordered the Department of Energy (DOE) to continue expediting the integration of all applications and permitting processes for energy projects in the energy virtual one-stop shop (EVOSS). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting on Oct. 1, 2024...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has primarily issued warning on system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and market operator Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) that they could be meted with penalties if they will not strictly comply...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said that the processing time for the application of capital expenditures (CAPEX) has been reduced to allow faster deployment of energy infrastructure and expand access to energy resources. During the capacity training held by ERC, the commission...
The Energy Secure Philippines (ESP) project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is extending development assistance to the Philippine government for the right-skilling and upskilling of workers in the flourishing offshore wind industry of the country. The American aid...
The array of development and technical assistance being extended by the Energy Secure Philippines (ESP) program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been facilitating the integration of energy permitting processes of the local government units (LGUs) into the energy...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is eyeing "technology clustering" as one systematic approach that it can operationalize to streamline approvals of system impact study (SIS) for energy projects. The company advanced that proposal ahead of the scheduled meeting...
Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin, who serves as chairman of the Steering Committee for the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) system of project permitting, is pushing for a 60-day process from almost two years for the issuance of system impact study (SIS) for grid connection of power...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing the integration of energy-related project permits being issued by the local government units (LGUs) into the energy virtual one-stop shop (EVOSS) system, the online platform for permits’ processing of energy projects. According to Energy Undersecretary...
The government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), will demarcate the specific functions and responsibilities to be assumed by the national government agencies (NGAs) as well as local government units (LGUs) in hosting and on the permitting processes for offshore wind farm installations;...
COPENHAGEN- The joint venture of Danish firm Copenhagen Energy A/S (CE) and Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corporation under corporate vehicle Buhawind Energy will be investing €8.0 billion to €12 billion, approximately P493.8 billion to P740.8 billion, for three offshore wind projects in the...
Through Executive Order (EO) No. 21 that was issued on April 19 this year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has mandated the integration of all permits for offshore wind (OSW) projects into the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) platform, a system of inter-agency energy project permitting...
Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin has directed relevant national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs) to work collaboratively with the Department of Energy and Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on a judicious streamlining of the ‘permitting processes’ for energy projects...