The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has reaffirmed that the distribution utilities (DUs) can already implement tariff pass-on for capacities procured via emergency power supply agreements (EPSAs) even without securing provisional regulatory approval. In an advisory issued by the ERC, it...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently studying a policy for the repurposing of diesel-fired power plants by integrating biofuel blend of as much as 55% (or B55) by volume, according to Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella. “We’re developing a strategy for B55 to enable the...
The Department of Public and Highways (DPWH) and National Electrification Administration (NEA), with the imprimatur of the Department of Energy (DOE), will need to agree and draw up a formula for prudent compensation on the relocation of electric poles that shall be straddled by the various...
While warning that the country braces for energy transition that will be expensive, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla has appealed to banks and other financial institutions for longer tenor on loans that will be funneled to power projects across technologies as a way to soften cost impact on...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will integrate cybersecurity in the planned modification of policy frameworks that shall underpin resiliency assessment and rating system for various power facilities in the country. Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella indicated that the energy resiliency...
Wildly gyrating oil prices will find their way back to increases at the pumps next week, based on the preliminary estimates of the oil companies. As crunched by the industry players, the price of gasoline products will likely rise by P0.45 to P0.85 per liter; while diesel prices will incur moderate...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation has cemented tie-up with Australian and British firms for the bids it submitted for two petroleum blocks auctioned in the Sulu Sea basin by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) of the Bangsamoro...
The integration of energy storage system in the forthcoming batch of renewable energy (RE) capacity auction will hike estimated reserve prices by P5.00 to P6.00 per kilowatt hour (kWh), according to the Department of Energy. Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara told reporters that the...
Hopes are raised for prospective discovery of new oil and gas resources in the country as well as for trailblazing native hydrogen ventures, with the eight qualified offers cornered by the Department of Energy (DOE) during an auction round concluded this week. In a statement to the media, the...
The Philippine government, through a proposal from the Department of Energy (DoE), will be seeking P10 billion worth of funding to bankroll energy efficiency initiatives being mandated for state-run entities. In an interview with reporters, Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella...
With the scheduled submission of applications by Aug. 27, the Department of Energy (DOE) has raised hopes that it can corner acceptable tenders for offered hydrogen investments as well as upstream petroleum ventures, especially in the pioneering auction round for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
The return of consumers from a long weekend drive could bring rush of excitement as oil prices are anticipated to be on hefty rollback by Tuesday, Aug. 27, to the tune of more than P1 per liter for some commodities, based on the preliminary estimates of the oil companies. As reckoned on the outcome...