This early, the Department of Energy (DOE) is keeping consumers up to speed that the country’s transition to renewable energy (RE) will not only be a long journey, but there’s also high probability that it will add up costs into the electric bills of consumers. “Nobody is going to tell you...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is currently undertaking studies on ‘de-risking strategy’ that can be employed in the planned development of the array of geothermal power development prospects in the country. According to Energy Undersecretary Rowena L. Guevara, the de-risking roadmap “will...
Many of the renewable energy (RE) investors that are now advancing the implementation of their blueprinted projects have been pitching for local sourcing of supply as well as equipment that they can utilize in the construction and overall development of their projects. Energy Secretary Raphael P.M....
Investors from Denmark are eyeing to join the tender process for the propounded multi-billion power transmission projects that the government is targeting to offer via its Smart and Green Grid System (SGGS) development platform. According to Denmark Ambassador to the Philippines Franz-Michael...
A carbon offsetting strategy is being proposed for the fuel usage of the aviation industry, but the policy terrain remains uncertain how the Department of Energy (DOE) and the government in general will be advancing this as part of the country’s overall decarbonization pathway. The energy...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cornered at least 13 offers for renewable energy (RE) projects across hydro, geothermal and wind energy technologies that had been auctioned via the 4th Open and Competitive Selection Process (OCSP4) carried out by the agency. The energy department conveyed that...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, October 3 urged energy officials to implement game-changing reforms to reduce energy costs and alleviate the burden of electricity consumers. For one, Hontiveros said the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and other private distribution...
Beyond the volume that shall be allocated for its domestic requirements, the government of Indonesia has assured continuous coal supply that can be utilized by the power plants in the country, according to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla. “Our bilateral with Indonesia is making sure that...
Once the Philippines concretizes its gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm installations, the Department of Energy (DOE) casts the country’s grand ambition of exporting renewable energy (RE) capacity to Singapore and other neighbors in the Southeast Asian region. According to Energy Secretary Raphael...
Motorists using gasoline products will likely benefit from more than P2.00 per liter rollback at the pumps next week, but there’s a bit of bad news for diesel users because the price of that commodity will slightly go up, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the industry...
The percentage of household electrification rate or the number of houses with access to electricity has decreased across the country, officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) told senators on Friday, September 29. According to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla, the number of households...
It will not be a mandatory policy – rather, it will be a voluntary retirement or re-purposing of coal-fired power plants that the Department of Energy (DOE) will be advocating for in the country’s multi-tiered ‘just energy transition’ paradigm. As presented by Energy Undersecretary Rowena...
