The ongoing performance audit on transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is not a "punitive exercise", rather, it is a process that will allow industry regulators and policymakers to explore ways how service in this segment of the power supply chain could be improved...
Foreign investors in the renewable energy (RE) sector, especially those who applied for 100-percent foreign ownership n offshore wind (OSW) service contracts, are facing snag due to the foreshore land lease policy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). This investment dilemma...
Investors in renewable energy facing challenges connecting their projects to the power grid could tap the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) for funding, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said. “One of the things that was mentioned was that, it (MIF) would be available for transmission and...
Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla is not pleased with the ‘low regulatory ranking’ of the Philippine power industry, pulled down by enforcement of rules and regulations and administrative hurdles that handicapped improvements in the overall performance of the Energy Regulatory Commission...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to sway all government-run institutions to embrace solar solutions in meeting their energy needs to break the country’s cycle of vulnerability to volatile global fuel prices. According to the energy department, perfect candidates for solar installations in...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued notice of awards (NOAs) to 105 winning bids in the second round of green energy auction (GEA-2), an exercise that partly fulfills the country's renewable energy (RE) development roadmap. The winning project-developers will be awarded with 20-year power...
An Intergovernmental Energy Board (IEB) Circular has been jointly inked by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy (MENRE) to kickstart investments in coal, and petroleum exploration and development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said Wednesday that the Department of Energy is seeking to develop more domestic sources of power as alternatives to achieve energy security in the country. Although the existing renewable energy sources in the country like the wind farms in Ilocos Norte and solar...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be reviewing "siting standards" for planned nuclear power facilities in the country according to the new and stricter parameters set forth by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world’s center of cooperation on the nuclear field. “We’ll have...
The low turnout in the recently-concluded second Green Energy Auction (GEA-2) administered by the Department of Energy (DOE) was largely blamed to the unresolved concern of grid integration of the targeted renewable energy (RE) installations. This was affirmed by Energy Secretary Raphael P.M....
The Department of Energy (DOE) is in the process of crafting policy framework and guidelines on the integration of "green hydrogen" in the country’s energy mix, according to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla. “For emerging technologies, we are actively considering hydrogen and its derivates,...
Transition financing for nuclear tech in PH sought By MYRNA M. VELASCO For nuclear power developments to take off in the country, private sector players are batting for transition financing or loan guarantees on top of the other set of incentives and a firm policy and regulatory frameworks for the...
