The Department of Energy (DOE) has been swamped with questions as well as dissent from various quarters on its plan to enforce a policy that will mandate distribution utilities (DUs), primarily those in the Luzon grid, to procure prescribed percentage of their supply from gas-fired power...
Foreign investors in the offshore wind industry are being perturbed with another round of policy uncertainty being thrown their way – this time, it is on the plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to enforce "seabed lease" for them to secure rights for ocean floor or...
Accelerating patronage and purchases of electric vehicles (EVs) by consumers will serve as the ultimate stimulus to wider investments on the rollout of commercial-scale EV charging facilities in the country, according to Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan. “We...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is leading the race on compliance to the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) with 1,880 megawatts of contracted renewable energy (RE) already secured in its supply portfolio. The power firm indicated that it was able to surpass its initial...
The purchasing power of Filipino motorists will be on another round of assault, as pump prices are expected to rise again at the gasoline stations next week, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the industry players, the price of gasoline will rise by P0.10 to P0.50 per...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be issuing guidelines for the "opt-in mechanism" of industry participants on procuring percentage of their required renewable energy-generated supply from a pool of government-awarded RE capacity under the green energy auction program (GEAP). In a draft Circular...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is engaging the relevant industry stakeholders so they can contribute insights and inputs in the updating of the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) 2030-2050. The energy department advised that the Luzon leg of its information, education and communication (IEC) campaign on...
The Department of Energy (DOE), German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and other partners are collaborating on a training program that will simplify the implementation of renewable energy (RE) electrification for off-grid areas or sites that are...
Government agencies have formally recommended the suspension of the 30 percent import tariff on all electric vehicles (EVs) starting next year to achieve the targets designed under the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA) and to help reduce gas emissions by adopting green mobility....
Energy companies are calling on relevant government agencies to prevent "double counting" once carbon trading for renewable energy (RE) and other clean energy technologies are implemented in the country. “We just need to be careful about double counting because we shouldn’t double count,”...
As the Philippines accelerates its renewable energy installations and re-embraces nuclear in its future energy mix, the US government has declared prospects of wider technical assistance and support for the country’s energy sector. Through the recently launched US-Philippine Energy Policy...
The Philippines and the United States have officially launched the inaugural US-Philippines Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD) to deepen the two countries' energy ties and clean energy transition. File photos/Pixabay In a statement, the US State Department said its Deputy Assistant Secretary for the...
