After years of delays and half-powered commitments, the Philippine energy service company (ESCO) market is finally into high gear—helping energy-intensive businesses cut waste, boost efficiency, and usher them into the fast lane of green tech. And while at it, these energy efficiency frontrunners...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) will not be revised this year, despite ongoing efforts to advance energy development and enhance security and reliability. On the sidelines of PhilEnergy Expo 2025, Michael Sinocruz, director of the DOE’s energy...
FILE - Wind turbines at the Buckeye Wind Energy are diffused by heat vapors as they are silhouetted against the rising sun, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) A report out Thursday said a record 47 percent of the European Union's electricity came from renewable sources...
Every kilowatt saved cuts costly power capacity additions and puts money back into consumers’ pockets – that’s the “hidden power” of energy efficiency. However, in the broader energy security puzzle, that is often overlooked despite the formidable force it holds on easing grid stress and...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will reinforce its initiative for solar rooftop installations at the buildings of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Region IV-A areas. The planned deployment of solar photovoltaics (PVs) in the NEDA facilities was cemented...
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...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is stepping up efforts on the accelerated compliance of government agencies and entities on the mandated 10 percent savings on energy usage that they must achieve, as prescribed under Administrative Order (AO) 15 that was issued by President Marcos early this year. To...
President Marcos urged Filipinos to work with the government to ensure a stable power supply by conserving energy in light of the Red and Yellow Alerts in the Luzon Grid. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this after the National Grid Corporation of the...
The Department of Energy (DOE), via its Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB), will be issuing guidelines that shall govern the installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at government-owned entities. In a draft Circular issued by the energy department, it stipulated that it will be...
President Marcos has ordered all government agencies to accelerate the implementation of the Government Energy Management Program (GEMP) to conserve energy amid the high demand due to the El Niño. Malacañang issued Administrative Order (AO) No. 15 on Monday, Jan. 22, ordering national...
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...
