The government of Denmark will be actively helping the renewable energy (RE) sector of the Philippines for the upskilling and reskilling of at least 50,000 Filipino workers who can then be employed not just domestically but also for overseas energy markets; and that is in line with the greater goal...
Danish investors who are staking huge capital in the country’s renewable energy (RE) sector are batting for clear and transparent rules that shall be instituted by the Philippine government on foreshore and seabed lease arrangements, primarily for offshore wind (OSW) farm installations. In an...
The Net Zero Carbon Alliance (NZCA), which is a pioneering collaboration of Philippine corporates and organizations that are genuine stewards for the environment and the planet, is calling on businesses to pursue veritable net zero goals and for them to veer away from ‘greenwashing’ duplicity....
Solar Tanauan Corp.’s solar power plants are set to be Batangas and Cavite’s new renewable energy source. The solar plants of Tanauan, Batangas, and Maragondon, Cavite are expected to hold a gross capacity of 140 megawatts. It was estimated that 84,000 households will be powered by...
SINGAPORE – Multinational energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has been piloting the use of hydrogen as alternative fuel for heavy road transport, primarily for trucks that have been moving goods and services to various destinations. In an interview, Istvan Kapitany, global executive vice president for...
PetroSolar Corporation (PSC), which is a subsidiary of Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC), has cemented a power supply agreement (PSA) with Shell Energy Philippines Inc. for a capacity delivery that shall be drawn from the former’s 20-megawatt Tarlac-2 solar farm that is sited at...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation is expanding the base of its customers that have been availing of refund for their bill deposits, in compliance with the mandate of the Energy Regulatory Commission. In a statement to the media, MORE Power indicated that at least 175 customers already...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued higher feed-in-tariff (FIT) of P6.1110 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for run-of-river (ROR) hydropower facilities that will fill up the balance of the prescribed 250 megawatts cap for this renewable energy (RE) technology. The newly enforced FIT for ROR...
NEW YORK — Climate campaigner Lidy Nacpil made history as the only Filipino and civil society leader to speak at the UN Climate Ambition Summit here on Sept. 20 where she called on world governments "to take decisive bold actions for a rapid, equitable transition out of fossil fuels...
Gas, pump fuel, oil price (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Whatever happened to the Department of Energy's (DOE) strategic petroleum reserve program (SPRP)? This was the question left on the mind of Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
With successive cost spikes already running on its 11th week, the consumers’ drive to the gasoline stations will mimic another episode akin to squeezing blood from stone as petroleum prices will incur hefty increases next week, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the...
President Marcos has invited Singaporean businesses to consider the Philippines as an investment hub for renewable energy (RE) as he bared his administration's efforts to lower electricity rates in the country. PBBM IN SINGAPORE — Government officials join President Marcos in a roundtable...
