The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, Oct. 10 that parts of Luzon will continue to experience cloudy and rainy weather due to the prevailing northeasterly wind flow. The northeasterly wind flow, or the initial blast of cold winds...
The initial blast of cold winds from the northeast prevails and affects the extreme northern portion of Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday, Oct. 9. PAGASA said the northeasterly surface wind flow may bring partly cloudy...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) have partnered to speed up the exploration, utilization, and development of offshore wind projects. In a statement, the DOE said the two agencies entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that allows access...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is planning to construct offshore wind (OSW) energy projects in some of strategic ports in the country—the three priority areas are Batangas, Camarines Norte and Ilocos Norte. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said they are now coordinating with...
The joint venture of Copenhagen Energy (CE) and PetroGreen Energy Corporation as developer of the frontrunner 2.0-gigawatt (2,000 megawatts) Buhawind offshore wind farm project in Ilocos Norte is now seeing the finish line clearer for 2028, following government declarations of resolving hurdles on...
A major thorn on the side of the project developers will be cleared, as the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has finally affirmed its support to the repurposing of three major ports that will underpin the commercial advancement of gigawatt-scale offshore wind (OSW) farm projects. In a statement to...
Danish firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is eyeing to diversify its capital formation for renewable energy (RE) projects in the country, with its investment sight now expanding into solar and energy storage systems. The Danish firm first entered the Philippine market last year with its...
Investors in the offshore wind industry are advancing a proposal to the Department of Energy (DOE) that delays in the availability of critical infrastructure – primarily grid connections as well as port support facilities – shall be declared as ‘force majeure’ events in the terms of...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has committed the repurposing of at least three initial ports that will support the development of billion dollars-worth of offshore wind projects that the Marcos administration has been pushing for completion by 2028, according to the Department of Energy....
A whopping investment of $3 billion (approximately P165 billion) will be injected by Danish firm Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) for the first 1,000 megawatts San Miguel Bay offshore wind project in Camarines Sur that it is targeting to bring on commercial stream by 2028. On prevailing rule of...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will allot a lead time of at least eight months as preparation time for the targeted bid submission of investors under the planned green energy auction (GEA) for offshore wind capacities by next year. According to Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, the...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation and its offshore partner firm PT Barito Renewables Energy Tbk (Barito Renewables) are poised to accelerate the commercial development of wind farm projects with 320-megawatt aggregate capacity across three project-sites in Indonesia. In a statement to the media, the...