Despite forecasts of ‘yellow alert’ that could strain Luzon grid, the Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to lean on a 700-megawatt supply buffer or reserve margin to avert incidents of electricity service interruptions during the October 30 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and barangay elections....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, October 26 urged the Department of Energy (DOE) and all distribution utilities, such as the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), to ensure ample power supply in the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, particularly in areas declared by the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized the significance of finishing key infrastructure projects in country in order to attain the renewable energy (RE) target by 2040. At the 49th Philippine Business Conference and Expo, Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan presented the DOE’s...
In the country’s bid for nuclear power development renaissance, the Philippine government – through the Department of Energy (DOE) – has been in search for viable financing tools and instruments that shall underpin planned deployments not just of the small modular reactors (SMRs) but also...
In an effort to mitigate the current oil prices, President Marcos wants to reduce the trigger period for fuel subsidy from three months to one month, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. In a statement, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said that Malacañang wants to change the language of the...
President Marcos has ordered to reduce the trigger period in providing fuel subsidy to the transport sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) From three months, the...
The proposal for a ‘no reserve price’ condition on the targeted 3rd green energy auction (GEA-3) for geothermal could trigger unwarranted “regulatory uncertainty’ for project developers and all investors in this technology’s supply chain, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has warned....
The government is enthusiastically eyeing to massively shift gears into electric mobility by mid-century, but the road ahead for the Philippine transport sector is still navigating wobbly terrains on some policies as well as speed bumps on infrastructure development and supply chains, primarily...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is firming up processes on the filing of complaints as well as the schedule of fines and penalties that shall be meted against individuals and entities that will be violating rules prescribed under Republic Act 11245 or the Energy Efficiency and Conservation...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is poised to sustain the suspension of the P0.0364 per kilowatt hour (kWh) feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) line item in the electric bills until the end of the year, hence, providing slight relief in the pockets of all ratepayers especially during the high...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has conceded to the plea of many liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) retailers in the country that their applications for license-to-operate (LTO) be continually processed despite an earlier enforcement of a deadline. The DOE had initially set July 7 this year as the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be pursuing a ‘comprehensive study’ to assess the impact as well as technical intricacies in the power system if the threshold for retail competition in the restructured electricity sector will be brought down to 100 kilowatts (kW) from currently at...
