COPENHAGEN – Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla told prospective global investors eyeing the Philippine offshore wind industry that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will soon be issuing the "regulatory framework" for the approval of environmental clearance for offshore...
The Philippine government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), will be seeking "transition financing” from the United States that could be funneled into improving climate resiliency as well as in greening the energy infrastructure of the country. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M....
COPENHAGEN – The Philippine government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), has sounded off interest on accepting investment propositions and technology deployment anchored on "cradle-to-grave" parameters for nuclear power installations in the country. Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla...
COPENHAGEN – A government-to-government collaboration is currently being discussed between the Philippines and Denmark for an "advisory work" that the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) could extend to the emerging offshore wind industry of the Philippines. In meetings with various relevant agencies in...
COPENHAGEN - The government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), is seen pushing for "state financing" to fast track grid integration of large-scale renewable energy and other power projects that must be developed within the Marcos administration. In his speech at the WindEurope 2023...
COPENHAGEN -- An “Asian training hub’ in the Philippines for upskilling and reskilling of talents in the offshore wind industry is being explored with private Danish firms as well as the government of Denmark, so there will be an institution where pool of talents can gain broader expertise on...
ESBJERG, Denmark – The re-purposing of the country’s major ports will be very crucial for a successful larges-scale offshore wind farm projects in the country, according to Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla. In a visit of the Philippine delegation to the facilities of the Blue Water...
COPENHAGEN – Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla will take the podium at the world's largest energy event happening here this week to present the investment opportunities that the Philippine energy sector will be opening up to global investors, primarily the massive renewable energy (RE)...
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...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will no longer issue “certificates of exemption” (COEs) on the competitive selection process (CSP) requirement for distribution utilities' (DUs) supply procurement underpinned by their power supply agreements. In an advisory issued on April 3 this year, Energy...
Lotilla directs NPC’s 'exit' plan from fossil fuels By MYRNA M. VELASCO A gradual and well-calculated exit plan from diesel generating sets and other fossil fuels has been directed by Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla on state-run National Power Corporation. In line with that mandate, the...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed today the appointments of three Cabinet members and 60 ranking Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official led by former DFA Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin Jr. as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain with concurrent...
