The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has partnered with a Spanish engineering firm in an effort to link Camiguin Island to the Mindanao power grid. In a statement, NEA said it signed a feasibility study contract with Osprel SL, a Madrid-based engineering consultancy, to conduct...
Looking ahead to this year’s goal of boosting its performance in the energy sector, Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) plans to continue its exploration of the 700-megawatt (MW) Saint Raphael Generation Corp. (SRGC) project. During the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting...
A legal entanglement concerning intellectual property (IP) related to a reactor design, which South Korea encountered with the American firm Westinghouse Electric Company, continues to impede the targeted feasibility study intended to evaluate the potential for reactivating the mothballed...
Motorists welcome some relief as petroleum prices dropped in the first few days of May, reversing last week 's increases. Effective Tuesday, May 6, gasoline prices will go down by ₱0.55 per liter, diesel by ₱0.65 per liter, and kerosene by ₱0.90 per liter. These marginal decreases were...
While the Luzon and Visayas grids are enjoying a rare respite from their usual summer 'red ' and 'yellow ' alert spasms, Europe was hit hard by the massive Spain-Portugal blackouts on April 28 – a stark reminder that even giant energy markets can go dark when the grid...
The Department of Energy (DOE) lauded the 10-year extension granted to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), a move that will enable the state-run enterprise to fulfill its remaining obligations. Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said in a statement that PSALM’s...
What arrived on April 22 was no hero who descended from the sky, nor was it a god that could expose all companies guilty of greenwashing (unfortunately). It was hope—a sliver of it, produced by people who demanded change and renewed their commitment to our only home. Earth Day 2025 has urged...
Holy Week brought solemn reflection to many—but for renewable energy (RE) investors, it delivered preliminary Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) flagellation—that’s via a savage preview of green energy auction reserve (GEAR) prices that could nail their green dreams to the regulatory cross...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has warned of potential supply strains if Excellent Energy Resources Inc.’s (EERI)’s natural gas plant faces a delay in power delivery. In a media briefing on April 14, Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan said that EERI, a joint venture between Meralco...
Source: Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has dropped its preliminary verdict on reserve prices that will prospectively guide investors on forward decision whether or not to inject capital in the next wave of renewable energy (RE) capacities to be offered in...
For years, Malampaya has been like a reality show where nobody knows if there's still gas left—just a lot of suspense and expert "guesses." But this year, the season finale may finally drop—and it's interesting to see if we'd struck energy gold or we're up for a frustrating plot...
To encourage more investments, exploration, and support for the role of natural gas in the country’s energy mix, the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the rules and regulations (IRR) of the Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act. Under the IRR, the government shall establish,...
