ODIONGAN, Romblon—Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson has raised the possibility of increasing the number of renewable energy sources to electrify off-grid island communities in the country. Electricity supply issues bother the residents of Tablas Island recently,...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said the Philippines should have a more precise roadmap in achieving its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 and suggested measures, so the country will no longer be dependent on fossil fuels as source of energy. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) and AboitizPower Corp. have signed an agreement to help assess the viability of renewable energy as a source of base load power in the Philippines. In a statement, IFC said on Wednesday, March 30, that it was tapped to conduct a joint in-depth study with...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes III, who is running for senator under the ticket of Vice President Leni Robredo, warned against the revival of the controversial Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, saying that it is just a “shell” and that there’s basically nothing there that can benefit the country....
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Wednesday expressed belief that cheaper sources of energy can generate more jobs especially in the agriculture sector. Bautista, who is running for the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections, said part of his plan should he win in the...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. (Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos's...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno will push for the use of renewable energy in the country to lower power rates if he clinches a Senate seat in the May 2022 polls. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) Diokno, a senatorial aspirant, lamented that consumers are always...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos on Tuesday, Jan. 18, said resorting to renewable energy and going green, like what is being done in his hometown Ilocos Region, is an effective way to solve the high power costs in the country. Citing his recent interview, Marcos Jr.'s camp said the...
contact-us-1 The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) launched a new loan program for utility-scale solar power developers in the country and boost investments in the renewable energy sector, President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa announced Dec. 28, 2021. Specifically, the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is exploring how foreign governments can contribute to the Philippines’ efforts to accelerate the decommissioning and repurposing of its coal-fired power plants. As overseas companies have a significant stake in the country’s coal-fired power plants, DOF...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) power unit SMC Global Power Holdings Corp’s Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) technologies will stabilize power supply nationwide; it also ushers the next stage for renewable power in the country. Even as power companies work to avert a looming power crisis in the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has extended for another six months its mandate on the suspension of "interest payments" for feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All), a rate component in the electric bills being dispatched to consumers. The regulatory body said the non-payment of interest or...
