President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the exploration of other renewable energy sources in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) Marcos made the order in a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug. 22. Noting that there...
To achieve the 100-percent household electrification goal of Marcos Jr. administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) is batting for higher budget for the energization of areas still being denied of reliable and round-the-clock electricity services. “Of course, we are limited – that’s why we...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is looking at 100 percent electrification of the Philippines by the end of his term in 2028. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24, 2023. (Malacañang photo) In his second State of the Nation...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has given electric cooperatives (ECs) up to May 15 this year to submit documents justifying their request for budget for their sitio electrification program (SEP) and other priority projects. In a statement to the media, NEA indicated...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) will be knocking on the doors of the Executive Branch and Congress to secure up to P29.542 billion budget to bankroll the country’s multi-tiered electrification rollout until the end of the Marcos administration in 2028. According to NEA...
The embassy of the Czech Republic in the Philippines has completed an electrification project for a tribal community in Botolan, Zambales. A photovoltaic electrification project in the mountainous area of Sitio Nacolcol was launched as the embassy partnered with Project Liwanag to carry out its...
The new leadership at the Department of Energy (DOE) will prioritize fulfillment of 100-percent electrification target on all households nationwide, a goal that the Duterte administration had failed to deliver. “We’ve got to address the security, as we address as well the matter of protecting...
With incessantly rising fuel prices in the world market, the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) had been ordered to implement cost cutting measures in their operations so as not to create additional burden to consumers. The National Electrification Administration (NEA) told the ECs to “to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to recall NEA’s most recent memoranda in appointing general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs) saying that agency violated the law as it went beyond its...
The passage of the Microgrid Systems Act or Republic Act No. 11646 is expected to hasten the electrification of all households and communities in various parts of the country. Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian Electrification is a government goal that had been very tough to...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure that promotes the use of microgrid systems to accelerate the total electrification of underserved and unserved areas nationwide. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11646 or the Microgrid Systems Act...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday welcomed the signing into law of the measure that promotes the use of microgrid systems as it would help accelerate the total electrification in unserved and underserved areas in the country. President Duterte has signed Republic Act No. 11646 or the...
