The Department of Energy (DOE) is confident it will meet its renewable energy (RE) generation targets of 35 percent by 2030 and 50 percent by 2040, as outlined in the Power Development Plan (PDP). On the sidelines of the Philippine Energy Transition Dialogue 2025, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin...
The Department of Energy (DOE) said it has secured interest from a United States-based (US) firm to explore potential natural hydrogen sites in Luzon, a step in the Philippines’ search for new energy sources. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin told reporters that Koloma, Inc., a natural hydrogen...
Driven by “very strong market demand,” the national government concluded its offer period for five-year retail treasury bonds (RTBs) last week, borrowing a total of ₱507.2 billion from both local and foreign lenders. Of the total, issued at a six-percent annual interest, ₱425.5 billion came...
As Metro Manila grapples with persistent flooding during the rainy season, the Department of Energy (DOE) is renewing its focus on waste-to-energy (WTE) as a potential solution to both reduce waste and contribute to the country’s energy supply. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin told reporters that...
The Department of Energy is preparing a circular for the nuclear sector, a month after the law establishing the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority was ratified, to guide stakeholders on the new energy source. On the sidelines of the 2025 post-State of the Nation Address (SONA)...
Despite the Department of Energy’s (DOE) efforts to cancel renewable energy (RE) contracts that miss their implementation timelines, the agency continues to shy away from investigating the murky waters of potentially questionable project shareholders, and as a result, the industry’s darker...
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...
While short-dated treasury bills (T-bills) will still be offered from July to September, the national government will also issue long-term retail debt instruments amounting to around ₱200 billion within the third quarter of 2025. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto told reporters...
President Marcos wants to ensure that there will be stable power supply in the country until his term and even beyond it. In a Palace briefing on Tuesday, July 15, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon Garin said Marcos is concerned about the country 's needs until 2028 as well as...
ILOILO CITY — The construction of a 62-megawatt (MW) solar power plant is underway in northern Iloilo province. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon Garin joined executives of Jin Navitas Solaris Inc. (SOLARIS) led by Jainto Ng Jr. during the July 11 groundbreaking of Iloilo’s first...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that former DOE Undersecretary Sharon Garin has been officially inducted as the new Energy chief, following the oath-taking ceremony with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In a statement on Monday, July 14, Garin said that she would build on the work of former...
Now that she’s officially appointed at the “hot seat” of the Department of Energy (DOE), the honeymoon is over from her day one in office as designated Energy Secretary Sharon S. Garin is not exactly a newbie in the sector – so, it’s time for her to deliver electricity consumers’...
