The Department of Energy (DOE) is encouraging investors to develop microgrid solutions to ensure reliable energy supply in underserved and unserved areas of the country. At the Microgrid Systems Provider (MGSP) Investment Forum on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Energy Undersecretary Rowena Christina Guevara...
By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Department of Energy (DOE) is scheduling this September the second round of auction for off-grid sites that will target the provision of electricity access to more than 12,200 households. In a media statement, the department indicated that the submission and opening of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, June 3 called on investors to provide capital for the development of microgrids in the country to help the Philippines achieve full electrification. “Electrification is usually followed by economic development and the government in partnership...
The full energization of at least eight unserved off-grid domains in the provinces of Quezon, Palawan and Cebu will finally take off as the Department of Energy (DOE) has already awarded the contract that shall underpin the project’s implementation and eventual commercial operations. The...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cornered at least six passing bids from one investor-group for the energization of unserved and underserved microgrid sites covering designated areas in Cebu, Quezon and Palawan. In an announcement to the media, the department emphasized that out of nine (9)...
Spectrum to scale up solar rooftop installations for customers By Myrna M. Velasco Spectrum, a wholly-owned solar power firm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), will be scaling up on its solar rooftop installations -- primarily for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, so it can help...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday welcomed the signing into law of the bill that seeks to institutionalize microgrid development in the Philippines, saying this would help the country realize total electrification by the end of the year. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy,...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure that promotes the use of microgrid systems to accelerate the total electrification of underserved and unserved areas nationwide. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11646 or the Microgrid Systems Act...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday welcomed the signing into law of the measure that promotes the use of microgrid systems as it would help accelerate the total electrification in unserved and underserved areas in the country. President Duterte has signed Republic Act No. 11646 or the...
Lopez-led FP Island Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPHC), has made possible the long-desired reliable electricity services in at least three island-domains in Camarines Sur province. The areas that can now enjoy round-the-clock power supply are the...
American firm G&W Electric is offering Teros™, its new recloser product, to Philippine power utilities so they can minimize brownouts even in adverse conditions. According to the company, its Teros™ recloser is “capable of working with a variety of configurations in any application,”...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he is upbeat there is still hope that the country can achieve total electrification of all households by 2022. This was after the Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1928 or the proposed Microgrid Systems Act on Monday, September 13. The bill...
