The penalties being collected by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been proposed to be re-channeled as compensation to consumers who are casualties of blackout incidents, similar to the four-day power failure which plunged Western Visayas into a state of economic vulnerability and...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is already preparing warranted standards for the targeted escalation of ethanol blend to gasoline products at the level of 20% (E20) by volume from currently at 10%. To firm up the eventual Philippine National Standard (PNS) for gasoline with higher bioethanol...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is recommending the establishment of a ‘new protocol’ that shall firmly guide National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on power supply-demand balance at the course of its grid operations during emergency situations. As stated by Energy Undersecretary...
The intensified cooperation between the Philippines and Indonesia on energy will greatly help the country address its energy security goals – primarily in the transition period when need for coal plants as well as the increasing shift to liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel will still bridge domestic...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the power firms responsible for the power outage in Western Visayas should be penalized for their inefficiency. Escudero pointed out that the island-wide power outage has caused so much business losses and opportunities for the affected cities and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, January 3 called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to explain the continued delay in the submission of a new energy roadmap. Gatchalian pointed out the DOE is supposed to submit to Congress an updated energy roadmap by September 15 of each year...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cornered at least six passing bids from one investor-group for the energization of unserved and underserved microgrid sites covering designated areas in Cebu, Quezon and Palawan. In an announcement to the media, the department emphasized that out of nine (9)...
Filipino consumers will have slight consolation on their pockets at the start of new year 2024, as the prices of kerosene and diesel products are anticipated to be on rollback next week, based on the calculation of the industry players. According to the oil firms, kerosene prices will have...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is aiming for timely approval of the Department of Energy (DOE) on the terms of reference (TOR) for its targeted competitive selection process (CSP) on planned capacity procurements, so it can spare its roughly 8.0 million customers from wobbly...
The anticipated scorching grip of El Niño may still alter power supply-demand projections, especially when temperature would exceptionally rise during the summer months, according to the Department of Energy. “Power supply projections may still change, even if we have adequate projection, due to...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the Energy Efficiency Excellence Award to the Iloilo provincial government. Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. received the award on Tuesday, December 20, in Pasay City. THE provincial government of Iloilo is a recipient of the Energy Efficiency...
There is high probability that gasoline and diesel prices will not change next week, but consumers could expect rollback in kerosene prices by P0.45 to P0.85 per liter, according to the oil companies. Based on the industry players’ calculations, the cost movement for gasoline could either be a...