The legislative lever of Congress is sought on the proposed revamping of the multi-tiered taxes in the power sector to reduce the pass-on tariff in the electric bills of consumers by as much as P1 per kilowatt hour. The power tax components being recommended for scrapping include those on public...
A California-based geoscientist believes that the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) can help solve the country's increasing energy demand while "meeting a low carbon diet". The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a tour around the BNPP compound in Morong town, Bataan...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is prodded to submit to the Senate and make public the P266-million nuclear power development study, which results have been unavailable until now. In a public hearing, Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Raffy Tulfo has formally requested current Energy Secretary...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla assured the Senate on Wednesday, Aug. 10 that the country currently has enough reserves for the next six months provided that there would be no major breakdowns of power plants. (Kai Gradert/ Unsplash) “But for the summer months, I have to tell...
If the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) can no longer function safely, then the Philippines must build a new nuclear plant. Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. (Facebook) This is the gist of House Bill (HB) No.2921 filed in the ongoing 19th Congress by Negros Oriental 3rd district...
Following dramatic plunge in international oil prices last week, Filipino motorists can enjoy continued reduction in prices at the pumps as gasoline product costs will be trimmed by P2.10 per liter, while diesel prices will be on rollback by P2.20 per liter effective Tuesday, Aug. 9. Oil companies...
Gov’t hikes new RE installations target to 52,826MW By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Philippine government is scaling up target on renewable energy (RE) installations to 52,826 megawatts within 20-year development span, so it can meet the 50-percent share of RE in the country’s energy mix. The target,...
Filipino motorists will experience continued relief in their pockets next week as prices of petroleum commodities at the pumps will be on another around of big-time rollback, according to oil companies. Based on the outcome of five-day trading in the regional market, oil firms estimated that the...
Pililla AVPC Corporation (PACO), a subsidiary of Alternergy which was founded by former Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez, has been awarded with a new renewable energy service contract by the Department of Energy (DOE) for its targeted offshore wind farm installation within Calavite passage in...
Filipino consumers can gain partial financial relief in their budgets this week, as the price of diesel will be trimmed by P0.60 per liter; and kerosene products will be on downtrend by P0.75 per liter. Additionally, the price of cooking fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be on rollback by...
The new leadership at the Department of Energy (DOE) will prioritize fulfillment of 100-percent electrification target on all households nationwide, a goal that the Duterte administration had failed to deliver. “We’ve got to address the security, as we address as well the matter of protecting...
With an instruction from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the new leadership at the Department of Energy (DOE) will push for amendments in Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) that will primarily focus on strengthening the role of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
