The Office of the President (OP) has issued the appointments of two new undersecretaries at the Department of Energy (DOE), primarily naming Mylene C. Capongcol and Mario C. Marasigan to the new assignments in the agency, Manila Bulletin has learned. Both have been promoted from their ranks as...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has partnered with a Spanish engineering firm in an effort to link Camiguin Island to the Mindanao power grid. In a statement, NEA said it signed a feasibility study contract with Osprel SL, a Madrid-based engineering consultancy, to conduct...
The clock is ticking for the Philippines to transition to a clean energy future. The Department of Energy, through the National Renewable Energy Program 2020-2040, aspires to increase the share of renewable energy in the country’s power generation mix to 35 percent by 2030 and 50 percent by...
Norwegian companies that are interested to inject fresh capital into the country’s renewable energy (RE) sector have been batting for the easing of legal restraints on foreign ownership, primarily on solar and wind installations. In a virtual launch of the Report on RE Opportunities in the...