The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing grid integration of up to 94 gigawatts of additional power capacities of projects that are undergoing pre-development phases. Energy Undersecretary Sharon Garin told a Congressional budget briefing that these planned power facilities comprise of 176 targeted...
DAVAO CITY – The power situation in Mindanao will remain stable as the El Niño phenomenon will not likely cause major disruptions to the island’s diverse power mix, an official of the Department of Mindanao (DOE)-Mindanao Field Office said. Engr. Darwin P. Galang, DOE-Mindanao Field Office...
Investors in the renewable energy (RE) sector are intensifying their call on the inclusion of hybrid solar and energy storage in the next round of green energy auction (GEA) by the Department of Energy (DOE). The RE investors said the combination of hybrid solar and energy storage is the "silver...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has endorsed at least 74 new projects this year that will advance into the system impact study (SIS) phase by system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). SIS refers to an engineering study that will comprehensively assess if additional...
Oil companies will implement another round of massive price hikes with gasoline prices anticipated to rise P1.60 to P2.00 per liter. Diesel users will also brace for a fresh increase of P1.15 to P1.45 per liter while kerosene prices will have a heftier upswing of P2.00 to P2.40 per liter. The...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) has conducted on-site registration at the barangay level to entice 4Ps beneficiaries and other marginalized power consumers knowns as "lifeline consumers" to avail of electricity rate discounts mandated by law. The company said it will...
Motorists filling up their vehicles with diesel products will have another week of agonizing trip to the petroleum pumps as the price of this commodity will rise by hefty P3.60 to P3.90 per liter. For households and key industries like aviation, the cost burden will also come heavy because the cost...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be enforcing "unbundled charging fee" for entities or companies that will be rolling out electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities in the country. The DOE- Energy Utilization Management Bureau (DOE-EUMB) has already announced formally that it will start accepting...
Philippine upstream company PXP Energy Corporation is now coming to terms with the idea that the resumption of exploration at the Recto Bank prospect will rely on the political decision of the national government (NG), primarily considering the diplomatic alliances of the administration with global...
# ERC, NGCP discuss technical gaps By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has forthrightly raised to transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) the need to immediately address the "technical gaps" in balancing the country’s power system so it can...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is in talks with at least two American nuclear power companies for a "collaborative approach" on this technology as part of the long-term energy solution for the Philippines. Meralco Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan noted that these...
(Unsplash) A ranking House of Representatives member is asking the Department of Energy (DOE) to finish its performance review of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) in the soonest possible time. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said that Congress "needs to decide soon...
