The exclusion of off-grid areas from the coal moratorium is being sought so the lingering woes of consumers over power service interruptions as well as exorbitant rates can be resolved, according to an industry player that has been providing electricity services to these sites. DMCI Holdings...
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...
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 prequalified at least eight (8) bidders in the scheduled competitive selection process (CSP) or tendering for the electrification of at least 98 off-grid sites covering 15,645 households. These firms which will be joining the Microgrid Service Provider (MGSP)...
To fulfill the President’s mandate for the country’s full electrification during his term, the Department of Energy (DOE) is scheduling within this quarter the first competitive selection process (CSP) or auction for the investors being enticed to energize more than 15,000 households along the...
The Department of Energy (DOE), German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and other partners are collaborating on a training program that will simplify the implementation of renewable energy (RE) electrification for off-grid areas or sites that are...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has formally laid down to Congress a whopping P70 billion budget to achieve the goal of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for nationwide electrification of all Filipino households within his term. NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda...
Garcia-led Vivant Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly listed Vivant Corporation, has announced plans to acquire the shareholdings of its partner Gigawatt Power Inc. in corporate units that provide electricity in off-grid areas. As emphasized, Gigawatt Power Inc. has 50-percent equity in...
State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) is seeking regulatory approval on the pass-on of P7.562 billion worth of under-recoveries on universal charge for missionary electrification (UCME), or that subsidy component being passed on to all ratepayers to fund energization of off-grid and far flung...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently enticing investors to funnel capital in at least 69 areas that are classified as “underserved” and “unserved” domains when it comes to energization initiatives. The entry of the targeted investors shall be via the qualified third party (QTP)...
