Major hurdles on technology access as well as prospective investment partnerships between Filipino and American nuclear firms will now be eased following the signing of the historic 123 Agreement on nuclear power cooperation between the Philippines and United States governments. The nuclear deal...
The much-awaited and historic ‘123 Agreement’ on nuclear power cooperation was finally signed between Philippine Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla and United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced. The Governments of the Philippines and the...
The local coconut and biodiesel industries declared that they are ready to increase production in support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos’ plan to increase the mandated biodiesel blend at the pumps to three percent (B3) from the current rate (B2) as part of measures needed to address rising fuel...
In the country’s bid for nuclear power development renaissance, the Philippine government – through the Department of Energy (DOE) – has been in search for viable financing tools and instruments that shall underpin planned deployments not just of the small modular reactors (SMRs) but also...
President Marcos tasked government agencies to prepare for the "eventual manufacture" of electric vehicles in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) Marcos,...
In an effort to mitigate the current oil prices, President Marcos wants to reduce the trigger period for fuel subsidy from three months to one month, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. In a statement, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said that Malacañang wants to change the language of the...
President Marcos has ordered to reduce the trigger period in providing fuel subsidy to the transport sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) From three months, the...
The government is enthusiastically eyeing to massively shift gears into electric mobility by mid-century, but the road ahead for the Philippine transport sector is still navigating wobbly terrains on some policies as well as speed bumps on infrastructure development and supply chains, primarily...
DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte can't help but express his disappointment over Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla's supposed junking of a two-year-old proposal for government to put up a strategic...
The relevant government agencies of the Philippines have been working on ‘global certifications’ that could be accorded for the right-skilling of workers that will be joining the labor force of the country’s flourishing renewable energy (RE) sector. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M....
This early, the Department of Energy (DOE) is keeping consumers up to speed that the country’s transition to renewable energy (RE) will not only be a long journey, but there’s also high probability that it will add up costs into the electric bills of consumers. “Nobody is going to tell you...
Many of the renewable energy (RE) investors that are now advancing the implementation of their blueprinted projects have been pitching for local sourcing of supply as well as equipment that they can utilize in the construction and overall development of their projects. Energy Secretary Raphael P.M....
