Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, October 26 urged the Department of Energy (DOE) and all distribution utilities, such as the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), to ensure ample power supply in the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, particularly in areas declared by the...
The retail electricity supplier (RES) arm of Aboitiz Power Corporation has inked a deal to supply the electricity needs of NoBia Inc., the commissary support to the Max’s group of restaurants. In a statement to the media, Aboitiz Power noted that it will satiate the power needs of NoBia –...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation is still focused on intensifying its plea to the government for the targeted lifting of the ‘force majeure’ roadblock that had been enforced on its planned exploration and drilling activities at its petroleum blocks along Palawan basin. The company has been...
The Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized the significance of finishing key infrastructure projects in country in order to attain the renewable energy (RE) target by 2040. At the 49th Philippine Business Conference and Expo, Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan presented the DOE’s...
In the country’s bid for nuclear power development renaissance, the Philippine government – through the Department of Energy (DOE) – has been in search for viable financing tools and instruments that shall underpin planned deployments not just of the small modular reactors (SMRs) but also...
In an effort to mitigate the current oil prices, President Marcos wants to reduce the trigger period for fuel subsidy from three months to one month, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. In a statement, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said that Malacañang wants to change the language of the...
President Marcos has ordered to reduce the trigger period in providing fuel subsidy to the transport sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) From three months, the...
SEOUL – European firm Tractebel Engineering is offering latest innovation on floating substations as technology solution for gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm projects currently being advanced in various energy markets in the Asian region. At the ongoing 2nd Korea Offshore Wind and Hydrogen...
The proposal for a ‘no reserve price’ condition on the targeted 3rd green energy auction (GEA-3) for geothermal could trigger unwarranted “regulatory uncertainty’ for project developers and all investors in this technology’s supply chain, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has warned....
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC), a subsidiary of Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has inked a preliminary deal with London-headquartered Rio Tinto for development collaboration on the latter’s targeted energy usage shift to renewable energy in its Australian mining operations. In a press...
Winsun Green Ventures, Inc. (WGVI), a subsidiary of Greenergy Holdings Inc. (GREEN), has been granted permission to proceed with its planned solar power projects in Caloocan City. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, GREEN announced on Friday, Oct. 20, that it received a certificate of...
Razon-led Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc. (PWS) has kicked off production of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) through the use of municipal solid wastes as its feedstock. As explained by Prime Infra President and CEO Guillaume Lucci, “by harnessing the potential of RDF, we convert waste into a...
