Roughly two weeks before the exit of the Duterte administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) is scheduling on June 17 the first round of bidding of 2,000 renewable energy capacities under the Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP). An advisory issued by Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi on...
Widespread incidents of power interruptions in roughly 1,500 barangays nationwide plagued voting proceedings during the synchronized national and local elections on Monday, May 9. The National Electrification Administration (NEA), in particular, reported that about 1,456 barangays temporarily lost...
The Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), which serves as the central registration body for the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP), has been registering massive shift of qualified businesses to renewable energy (RE) when it comes to their power supply sourcing. In just a span of one month,...
For the 15th time this year, Filipino consumers will again experience dramatic price spikes on oil products on Tuesday, May 10, just a day after the election of the next President and other leaders of the country. Based on the calculation of the oil companies, the price of gasoline will be...
The outgoing officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) are reassuring the public of brownout-free elections on Monday, May 9, so the integrity of the ballots that will decide on the country’s next leaders will be duly protected. “Contrary to recent alarmist news reports, the ETFE (Energy Task...
Filipino consumers will experience relief in their pockets this week as oil prices will be on rollback for the fourth time this year. For the major products retailed at the pumps, oil firms advised that the price of diesel and kerosene will be reduced by P1.15 per liter while the price of gasoline...
As oil prices in the world market were on downtrend most days last week, Filipino consumers can enjoy short-term relief in their pockets with expected price rollbacks to be reflected at petroleum pumps on Tuesday, May 3. Based on the calculation by oil companies, the price of diesel will be cut by...
The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc. (PIPPA), an organization of the country’s energy generation companies (GenCos), has been prodding for the contracting of sufficient power reserves to guarantee reliability of power, especially during the election period. The appeal of...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation has affirmed declaration of force majeure on its programmed exploration activities at petroleum blocks in diplomatically-contested domains, including Recto Bank at the West Philippine Sea (WPS), following a recent order by the Department of Energy suspending...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is gnashing his teeth over the Department of Energy's (DOE) apparent inability to respond to the country's power situation, which he thinks could lead to rotating blowouts very soon. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) "Over the past days, half of our baseload plants have...
For the 14th time this year, Filipino consumers will have to agonize over massive cost hikes at petroleum pumps due to surging oil prices in the international market. Based on calculation, oil companies will raise gasoline prices by P3.30 to P3.50 per liter while diesel will be on heftier increase...
The Department of Energy (DOE) admitted that it is helpless when it comes to taming price spikes at petroleum pumps because there is nothing the government or the country can do in influencing upswings in international oil prices. “While the department assures the public that the country's oil...
