This early, the Department of Energy (DOE) is keeping consumers up to speed that the country’s transition to renewable energy (RE) will not only be a long journey, but there’s also high probability that it will add up costs into the electric bills of consumers. “Nobody is going to tell you...
Many of the renewable energy (RE) investors that are now advancing the implementation of their blueprinted projects have been pitching for local sourcing of supply as well as equipment that they can utilize in the construction and overall development of their projects. Energy Secretary Raphael P.M....
Beyond the volume that shall be allocated for its domestic requirements, the government of Indonesia has assured continuous coal supply that can be utilized by the power plants in the country, according to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla. “Our bilateral with Indonesia is making sure that...
Once the Philippines concretizes its gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm installations, the Department of Energy (DOE) casts the country’s grand ambition of exporting renewable energy (RE) capacity to Singapore and other neighbors in the Southeast Asian region. According to Energy Secretary Raphael...
Investors from the Middle East – primarily energy companies from Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia – are enthusiastically eyeing to funnel investments into offshore oil and gas exploration ventures in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is batting for comprehensive review of the taxes being levied on petroleum products as well as those for electricity generation – with the end goal of scrapping taxes that are being imposed on other taxes. Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla primarily indicated...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has conveyed to Congress that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has given the go-signal to oil and gas exploration and drilling activities in the country, including at the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). When quizzed by Representative France Castro...
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...
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...
Lisbon-headquartered Energias de Portugal (EDP) and its subsidiary EDP Renewables (EDPR) are eyeing to invest in the country's renewable energy (RE) sector, particularly in their core wind farm business. The interest of the Portuguese electric utility and its RE investment arm was sounded off to...
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...
# DOE targets 8,000MW add'l capacity until 2028 By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing roughly 8,000 megawatts of capacity addition to meet peak demand growth of up to 25,000MW (MW) until 2028 of the Marcos administration. The energy chief said the projected demand escalation...
