Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co., known as Masdar, is evaluating potential investments in clean power projects and exploring participation in a nationwide fuel stockpiling program in the Philippines. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin told reporters on Thursday, Aug. 13, that the United Arab Emirates...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are fast-tracking joint management arrangements for newly awarded petroleum contracts in Sulu Sea while establishing a regulatory framework for native hydrogen exploration in the region. In a statement on...
The Philippines needs to rebuild its pool of nuclear-trained workers as it moves closer to developing nuclear power, with many local experts having either retired or taken their skills overseas, according to state-run National Power Corp. (Napocor). Following a recent meeting with the Vienna-based...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has delayed the competitive auction for the country’s largest coal deposit on Semirara Island to as far as November, seeking to overhaul contract terms to channel the vast majority of output toward domestic power generation and secure a larger government royalty...
The Philippines will need to nearly quadruple its installed power capacity to 121.3 gigawatts (GW) by 2040 to satisfy surging electricity demand while meeting its ambitious 50 percent renewable energy (RE) target, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). Speaking at a post-SONA media briefing...
Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) is cutting its coal production target by more than one-third and laying off hundreds of workers as uncertainty persists over who will operate Semirara coal mine after its 50-year contract expires next year. In a statement on Monday, Aug. 10, SMPC...
The country’s power supply mess is getting uglier by the day, particularly in the Visayas. Perhaps President Marcos’ “mahiya naman kayo” verbal fireworks now need to be directed squarely at Department of Energy (DOE) officials. While millions of distressed Filipinos endure tight supply and...
PHILRECA Party-list Rep. Presley de Jesus has placed the onus on the Department of Energy (DOE) to end its habit of allowing generation companies to build power plants wherever they choose. This, as De Jesus cited in a recent House Committee on Energy hearing that strategic siting near existing...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy (DOE) is finalizing an energy plan for Panay Island to avert major supply risk by 2029. Ilongga DOE Secretary Sharon Garin has directed its Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (EPIMB) to craft the Panay Energy Master Plan, which will be a blueprint to...
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) urged energy regulators to overhaul electricity billing rules and tighten caps on system losses, warning that high power tariffs continue to erode the country’s economic competitiveness and deter foreign investments. In a set of recommendations...
APEC Party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc has blasted the Department of Energy (DOE) as well as the power generation sector over the "insulting" misnomer that is "line rental". In a hearing of the House Committee on Energy on Wednesday, Aug. 5, Dagooc called out DOE officials and told them to revisit its...
The government has eliminated administrative and regulatory bottlenecks for households and businesses installing small-scale solar panels for self-consumption to accelerate clean energy adoption and lower electricity costs. Under Department Circular No. DC2026-08-0017, signed by Energy Secretary...
