The Department of Energy (DOE) has categorically declared that "no deal" was firmed up with the Chinese government on any joint oil and gas exploration activities at the disputed West Philippine Sea, including the Recto Bank which is reckoned as a gas-rich domain of the Philippines. Energy...
DOE widens labeling program for consumer products By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Department of Energy (DOE) has widened the labeling program it has been enforcing on consumer-products to include information and communication technology (ICT) sector, cooking/food processing, grooming and personal care as...
Hefty oil price hikes will greet consumers at the domestic pumps in the New Year, as the cost of fuel commodities will rise by Tuesday, Jan. 3, according to the oil companies. Based on the calculation of the industry players, the initial salvo of price escalations for 2023 had been estimated at...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has announced that transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has already filed an application for its tariff adjustment that is expected to result in lower electricity rate to be implemented next year. The regulatory body has not...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has already kicked off the competitive selection process (CSP) or bidding for the procurement of additional 480 megawatts of capacity that would augment power supply, especially during the peak demand-months of summer. Based on approval rendered...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will be engaging the participation of more interruptible load program (ILP) participants, so it can mollify intensifying threats of power service interruptions that may torture consumers next year, especially during the summer months. Heeding the...
There’s a reverse course in oil prices that shall be reflected at the pumps on Tuesday, Dec. 20, as consumers will now have to brace for increases in the costs of fuel products, according to the oil companies. Based on the estimates of industry players, diesel prices will rise by P1.90 to P2.30...
With the imprimatur of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Energy (DOE) said it will now go ahead in crafting the regulation framework for billion-dollar investments being wooed for offshore wind industry development. “The President has given the greenlight to proceed and firm up...
The ball has been tossed into the court of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to secure gas fuel allocation for the offer of San Miguel Corporation to have its 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power facility utilized to augment power supply, primarily for the Luzon grid. According...
Villar-led PAVI Green Renewable Energy Inc. said at least three utility-scale solar farm projects will start commercial operation next year to augment power supply in the Luzon grid especially during the summer months. According to Robert Marlon T. Pereja, chief operating officer of PAVI Green, the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will intensify efforts on apprising investors of the "fiscal incentives" that they could avail for their energy projects in the country. In line with the celebration of the National Energy Consciousness Month (NECM), the agency indicated that it will lay down the...
From the rotational brownouts on Sunday and the momentary declaration of "red alert" on Monday, Nov. 28, alarm bells are being raised that consumers may need to brace for recurring strained power supply in the main grid of Luzon, especially when the summer months would kick off. System operator...
