The Department of Energy plans to resume the competitive auction for the country’s largest coal reserve on Semirara Island before the end of July, following a regulatory pause to draft new guidelines for brownfield assets. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said the government has temporarily put the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy (DOE) urged local government offices in Western Visayas region to step up the use of solar energy. DOE Secretary Sharon S. Garin led the regional launching of the agency’s Solar Solutions for Government: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Public...
The Philippines is eyeing becoming the first country to develop native hydrogen as a power source, as Colorado-based Koloma Inc. is set to complete its exploration work before the end of the year. In a media briefing on Monday, July 13, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin reported that Koloma, a geologic...
The Department of Energy (DOE) revamped its clean energy bidding program, expanding the installation targets for waste-to-energy projects while temporarily halting its offshore wind auction to adjust for grid and regulatory bottlenecks. In a statement, the DOE said the adjustments aim to attract...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has indefinitely suspended its landmark fifth round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5), dealing a temporary setback to the Philippines’ most ambitious offshore wind energy tender to date. The DOE issued an official advisory putting all activities and...
The government restored excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene after global oil prices fell below the state-mandated threshold, ending the temporary tax holiday designed to shield consumers from high energy costs. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced on Wednesday, July...
The Philippines remains energy insecure as its growing dependence on Middle Eastern crude oil and tightening power reserves leave the country increasingly vulnerable to global fuel supply disruptions as well as power supply risks, according to state-run think tank Philippine Institute for...
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...
