A "lucrative contract" with up to 40-year duration is being dangled to renewable energy (RE) developers joining the second round of RE auction covering 11,600 megawatts to be held on June 19 this year. The reference (TOR) issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized that the initial term of...
Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) won the tug-of-war as to which entity shall be finally authorized to operate the Renewable Energy Market (RE Market), a platform that will be used for the trading of RE certificates. According to IEMOP President Richard J....
SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation of the San Miguel group officially leads the Philippines’ debut into the "LNG importers club of the world" following the arrival of its first LNG shipment at one of the country’s major ports. The Department of Energy (DOE) affirmed the arrival of the first...
Rising summer temperatures and threats of power service interruptions amid surging electric bills could really trigger disappointments among us as we yearn for a “more hopeful story” that can rescue us from these predicaments. On March 31 this year, a bit of that “hope” came to light with...
Government agencies are being urged to find remedies that could help cushion the oil price impact on consumers, especially the public transport sector, as petroleum products are anticipated to go back to their upward price trend. Senate Committee on Energy Vice Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian, noted...
Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund (CINMF), an affiliate of Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), will be investing $5 billion to for the commercial development of three greenfield offshore wind farm projects that could bring in 2,000 megawatts of additional power...
The Philippines should invest in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry at least in the short and medium term to ensure that the country will have sufficient power supply, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday, February 27. Gatchalian made the suggestion as he threw his support behind the...
Almost six million "poorest of the poor" Filipino families are now set to be given aid in their monthly electricity bill for 30 more years following the approval of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the law on Extending and Enhancing the Implementation of the Lifeline Rate. The Energy...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, November 14 said the government should make sure that marginalized consumers are the actual beneficiaries of the law granting electricity lifeline rate subsidy. Gatchalian, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, made the call following the recent...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, November 11 maintained that safety issues surrounding the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), remain unanswered, and thus, funds for its maintenance should be realigned to fund the government’s economic recovery programs. Among the issued hounding the BNPP is its...
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...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, July 14 filed a cyberlibel complaint against former Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Alfonso Cusi at the Valenzuela City Prosecutor’s Office. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian files cyberlibel charges against former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi at the Valenzuela...
