Villar-led PAVI Green Renewable Energy Inc. said at least three utility-scale solar farm projects will start commercial operation next year to augment power supply in the Luzon grid especially during the summer months. According to Robert Marlon T. Pereja, chief operating officer of PAVI Green, the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will intensify efforts on apprising investors of the "fiscal incentives" that they could avail for their energy projects in the country. In line with the celebration of the National Energy Consciousness Month (NECM), the agency indicated that it will lay down the...
From the rotational brownouts on Sunday and the momentary declaration of "red alert" on Monday, Nov. 28, alarm bells are being raised that consumers may need to brace for recurring strained power supply in the main grid of Luzon, especially when the summer months would kick off. System operator...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will review the market share limitation of battery energy storage system (BESS) given its current classification as a "generation" capacity based on the prevailing policy by the Department of Energy. ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta said “that’s being...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has vowed to implement measures that will lessen the cost of electricity in the country, which is described as one of the most expensive in Asia. One of the measures being eyed is the continuity of lifeline rate subsidy as among the programs that is seen as an...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be calculating new green energy auction reserve (GEAR) tariffs to serve as "price ceiling" for next round of renewable energy (RE) capacity auction to be administered by the Department of Energy. The regulatory body indicated that it can only draw up 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...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is now placing its bet on the entry of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as one of the "immediate fixes" to save Luzon consumers from blackouts during the summer months. “Our foremost concern is to ensure that there is enough capacity supplied through various sources most...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is finally eyeing to roll into commercial operation before the end of this year the long-delayed Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao to cater to energy capacities that will be traded by qualified participants in that grid. A draft circular showed that...
The government, via the collaborative efforts between the Department of Energy (DOE) and Congress, will be exploring public-private partnership (PPP) or build-operate-transfer (BOT) arrangement for the deployment of nuclear power technologies in the country, be it for the installation of small...
Alternergy Holdings Corporation, a Filipino-led pioneer renewable energy (RE) company via its subsidiary Pililla AVPC Corporation (PACO) and Shell Overseas Investment B.V. have formally sealed their "investment marriage" for prospective offshore wind farm development at the Calavite Passage in...
Filipino motorists will have extended "happy days" next week, as prices at domestic pumps will be on fresh round of rollback by Tuesday, Nov. 22, based on the calculations of the oil companies. Industry players estimated that the price of diesel will go down by P2.10 to P2.40 per liter, while...
