President Marcos has directed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to study the possible implementation of temporary relief on electricity bill payments in areas under state of calamity due to Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine. Residents of Vista Verde Executive Village in Cainta, Rizal use...
PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC), the energy arm of Yuchengco-led PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC), announced that its 27-megawatt (MWp) Dagohoy Solar Power Project has been linked to Bohol’s grid. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, Oct. 28, PetroGreen stated that the...
Solar developers are literally and figuratively hungry – hungry for land and hungry for vault-breaking investment deals. The best part? They do these things with a smirk: hey, “we’re saving the planet!” Perhaps if there’s a conversation among cows and goats which used to be happily...
Despite raising awareness and growing efforts on sustainability, several disconnecting factors still hinder sustainable progress, such as inadequate communication, poor enforcement of government policies, lack of public awareness and engagement, and lack of access to advanced technology. ...
Wind turbines operate at the Klettwitz Nord solar energy park near Klettwitz, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges — but there'll also be...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded its first coal operating contract (COC) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy (MENRE), the DOE said it has granted the COC for a pre-determined area...
The Department of Energy (DOE), along with the Task Force on Energy Resiliency (TFER), has announced that nearly one million consumer connections have been affected by Tropical Storm "Kristine." During a virtual briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebell outlined...
Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. is looking to transition 20 of its facilities to using renewable energy (RE) over the next five years as part of its commitment to attain a zero carbon footprint by 2050. In a statement on Monday, Oct. 21, Globe said it tapped the retail electricity supply (RES) unit of...
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has partnered with Levanta Renewables to develop an onshore wind portfolio in the country. Through its subsidiary, Citicore Wind Energy Corp. (CWEC), CREC said it will collaborate with Levanta on four onshore wind projects in Luzon and Visayas. CREC said...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the implementation of stricter guidelines, evaluations, and contract termination processes for renewable energy (RE) projects to ensure their timely completion and efficiency. In a statement, Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara said tthe move is in...
(Unsplash) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian assailed the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) decision to forgo the fifth regulatory reset of the Manila Electric Company's (Meralco) distribution rate, which covered the period of 2022 to 2026. In a...
Senator Pia Cayetano led a review of the decades-old Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 on Thursday, Oct. 17 I a bid to strengthen the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Senator Pia Cayetano (Senate PRIB) She says this is in response to the pressing need to review and update...
