After more than a month of relentless price hikes at the pumps, consumers can look forward to a financial breather next week as petroleum product prices will be on rollback, according to the industry players. Based on the initial 4-day calculation of the oil firms, the reduction for gasoline will...
The clock is ticking for the Philippines to transition to a clean energy future. The Department of Energy, through the National Renewable Energy Program 2020-2040, aspires to increase the share of renewable energy in the country’s power generation mix to 35 percent by 2030 and 50 percent by...
Sen. Grace Poe reiterated the Senate's call for the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines to expedite the completion of the Cebu-Panay-Negros project and all other power transmission projects. "Delay is a denial of public service," she said in a statement on Thursday, Feb. 8. This was...
Japanese firm Tokai Corporation is beefing up its shareholdings in Filipino-listed firm Repower Energy Development Corporation (REDC), which is into development of various renewable energy (RE) projects in the country. Tokai first subscribed into 65 million common shares of REDC, and that warranted...
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...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, February 5, said she doubts that introducing a third party supposedly to help accelerate the completion of delayed transmission projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) would be effective in addressing the country’s concerns in the...
There had been downtrend in overall electricity tariffs for traded capacities in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), and that had been attributed partly by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to the entry of new capacities from the renewable energy (RE) sector. “It appears that the...
Another round of hefty price hikes will deepen hole in the consumers’ pockets next week, with diesel rising by more than P1.00 per liter, based on the initial estimates of the oil companies. According to the industry players, the price increase for diesel products may range from P1.45 to P1.95...
Alternergy Holdings Corp. has teamed up with Shanghai-based Envision Energy to acquire next generation wind turbine generators (WTG) for two wind power projects in Luzon. In a statement, Alternergy said that, following a rigorous tender process and thorough due diligence, Envision will be supplying...
The Philippine government is exploring the possibility of tapping into a Japan fund under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) that is managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for planned pilot venture into hydrogen that maybe pursued by the country moving forward. According to DOE Director...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has approved the listing of the shares of Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) to pave the way for its planned initial public offering (IPO) worth up to P12.94 billion. In a statement, the firm said it has received a notice from the PSE the Notice of...
Chinese firm SUMEC Complete Equipment and Engineering Co. Ltd. had been engaged by MGen Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), a renewable energy investment unit under the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) group, as the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for its two solar projects...
