Ending a brief period of relief for motorists, oil prices resumed their upward trajectory in the first week of May as global supply pressures offset the price rollbacks seen in late April. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon Garin told a press conference on Monday, May 4, that diesel prices...
While insisting that the coal moratorium stays, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin indicated that the Department of Energy (DOE) is giving the country’s aging coal plants a not-so-gentle performance review—especially those that keep “calling in sick” through repeated forced outages that strain...
The Philippines rolled out one of the most extensive policy responses in Asia-Pacific to cushion the impact of global oil price and supply shocks, even as the country recorded among the steepest increases in fuel prices in the region, according to the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB). An...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is working to minimize the risks of price shocks in off-grid areas through coordination with other government agencies and state-run firms in the energy sector. According to Energy Secretary Sharon Garin, the DOE is actively coordinating with the National...
In a significant move toward modernizing public infrastructure and fostering green skills, the Department of Energy (DOE) officially turned over a 40-kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) system to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). In a statement on Monday,...
The Marcos administration is halting government-led fuel imports for May as national storage facilities approach their limit, energy officials said on Monday, April 27. The Department of Energy (DOE) will pause new procurement following the arrival of 900,000 barrels of diesel this month,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) expects a stable power supply through May even as the Luzon grid recently teetered on the edge of a shortage, provided the nation’s aging thermal power plants remain operational during the peak of the dry season. Energy Undersecretary Rowena Guevara said on Monday,...
With Filipino consumers already reeling from punishing summer power bills, it’s time to confront an uncomfortable truth: the ₱0.0371/kWh GEA-All charge surreptitiously embedded in electricity rates is not anchored on solid statutory footing under Republic Act 9136 (EPIRA) or the Renewable...
Tensions in the Middle East are threatening to derail a cooling trend in global energy markets, as fresh supply disruptions at critical chokepoints signal a potential return to volatility for Filipino consumers. While initial trading early in the week pointed toward significant relief at the pump,...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s largest business group, is backing the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal to lift the moratorium on new coal-fired power plants, describing the move as a pragmatic necessity to safeguard energy security and industrial...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is intervening to avert a total blackout in Catanduanes by facilitating emergency fuel deliveries to diesel-fired power plants operated by a company linked to former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said on Wednesday, April 22, that...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, April 21 expressed support to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) move to mandate fuel price adjustments, calling it a far better move than leaving the price modifications to the oil firms. Lacson pointed this out saying such...
