As Christmas greetings made the rounds, so did quieter whispers of an unsettling rumor: that a major mining company shareholder is allegedly being groomed to take the helm of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). This raises a troubling scenario: Is current Environment...
For what it’s worth, Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s energy policy remains a benchmark for sustainability and reliability. Had the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) not been shelved by the Aquino administration, Filipinos would likely have enjoyed cheaper electricity rates from that...
Maharlika Investment Corp.’s (MIC) ₱19.7-billion acquisition play for a 20 percent stake in Synergy Grid and Development Philippines Inc. (SGP), the holding gateway to transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), failed to close on the original schedule. This failure...
While Filipinos are being told to feast on crumbs for a ₱500 noche buena this Christmas, how can anyone expect us to stomach a power capacity addition that will compel consumers to pay a gut-wrenching ₱14 per kWh for offshore wind? This energy source is being served like a luxury entrée to a...
Nagoya, Japan – If Japan’s energy giant JERA Co. Inc. wants to make one truth unmistakably clear, it’s that the energy transition isn’t some one-size-fits-all crusade. Other than the spotlight-grabbing renewables, the hard reality is that repurposing existing coal fleets through ammonia...
Belém, Brazil – Despite the looming overshoot of the 1.5°C global warming threshold, COP30’s negotiations have sputtered to a bitter disappointment, leaving nations disillusioned. The shattered Transition Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF) roadmap now stands as an emblem of global paralysis and...
Belem, Brazil – In the glare of COP30’s global spotlight, negotiators wrestle to forge a hard-edged Roadmap for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF). Yet right outside the conference halls lies an unfiltered contradiction: an epicenter where fossil fuel investments are still surging,...
Belem, Brazil – Prince William challenged the world at the ongoing COP30 Climate Summit, urging leaders to craft a legacy where nature thrives and children inherit hope, not hazard. His was a call to act not for fleeting glory, but for the silent appreciation of future generations. “Let us...
Singapore/Belém, Brazil – Global energy stakeholders have been in overdrive in recent days. From the charged discussions at last week’s Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) to the opening of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, this week, they all echo one fundamental message: the race to...
There may be no radiation leaks seeping into the country’s power system yet, but it seems the policymaking core of the Department of Energy (DOE) is already 'overheating ' and treading halfway into a meltdown. The DOE’s newly issued Circular (No. 2025-10-0019) reads like an incentive...
In love, they call it the seven-year itch, but the Philippine coal moratorium barely made it to a five-year streak before jumping back into the arms of its toxic ex: King Coal! Missing the ‘dirty play’ that much, huh? It looks like we can’t quit this coal addiction, even as the planet begs...
With back-to-back earthquakes shaking the country in the past 10 days, who in their right mind would now gamble their backyards and communities on hosting nuclear power facilities? This is the ironic cherry on top: the President just signed a nuclear safety regulation law that breezed through the...
