The Department of Energy (DOE) is clamping down on power generation companies, with more than a hundred firms facing potential regulatory penalties for failing to justify prolonged plant shutdowns and reduced operating capacities. In a briefing on Monday, July 6, Gabriel B. Corpuz, legal officer...
Diesel prices are rising again in early July, nearly erasing the massive rollback enjoyed by motorists weeks before the end of June. Effective Tuesday, July 7, diesel prices will rise by ₱1.57 to ₱3.57 per liter, while kerosene prices will increase by ₱1.70 to ₱3.70 per liter. Although...
If you look closely enough, today’s landscape tells a rather unsettling and ironic story: hillsides and mountainous terrains are being shaved bare, while fertile farmlands are steadily turned into endless rows of solar panels—as if we can run a country entirely on sunshine and somehow expect...
Luzon is positioned to become the primary engine of the Philippines’ renewable transition as the Department of Energy (DOE) oversees 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of awarded hydropower potential, driven largely by massive pumped-storage developments. Based on the latest DOE data, the country is expecting a...
A ranking congressman is prodding the Department of Energy (DOE) to quickly act on Department of Agriculture 's (DA) endorsement of the immediate adoption of a five percent (B5) coconut biodiesel blend. According to House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan, the...
Vintage-21 Coal Mining Corp. is advancing the pre-development phases of its ₱100 million coal project in Surigao del Sur, moving closer to extraction nearly four years after securing its government contract. In a notice filed with the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of...
Amid tightening power supply, depleted grid capacities, and the country’s continuing state of national energy emergency, the Department of Energy (DOE) is set to issue show-cause orders to 164 on-grid generation companies (GenCos) for failing to meet operational standards. Energy Secretary Sharon...
Motorists may need to shop around for the oil companies offering the lowest price adjustments this week, as the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a wide range of price movements for the end of June. Effective Tuesday, June 30, gasoline prices are expected to either decline by as much as ₱0.10...
If passing laws were an Olympic sport, last year’s Senate would have taken home the gold. The bill creating the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilAtom) breezed through its third and final reading in a single day—and without a single interpellation on the floor. By all...
For decades, the relationship between Filipino consumers and their electricity providers was entirely one-sided. If you lived in Metro Manila, you paid whatever the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) billed you. If the summer heat strained the power plants feeding the high-voltage lines of the National...
The Department of Energy (DOE) expanded the capacity target for its upcoming special Green Energy Auction (GEA) round, seeking to attract more project developers by raising the installation limits and extending operational deadlines for waste-to-energy technologies. In a statement on Friday, June...
The Department of Energy (DOE) hopes to issue a circular by late this year or early 2027 to provide the framework for establishing nuclear energy plants in the Philippines. In an interview, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said the circular is currently being drafted by the agency 's Energy...
