Senators on Wednesday, May 24 slammed the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for charging consumers over projects that are still not completed. Based on the records of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) there are 72 delayed NGCP projects, including six that are energy projects...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) objected to the planned audit by the Department of Energy (DOE) and two other state-run companies – the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) and National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), stating...
Ayala-led Globe has been ramping up its shift to renewable energy (RE) technologies with the latest addition of its Iloilo facility in its portfolio of green energy users. Following this switch on energy usage, the company indicated that 25 of its facility-sites are now powered by clean energy –...
US firm pushes RE-gas investment By MYRNA M. VELASCO Kansas-headquartered global engineering firm Black & Veatch is recommending renewable energy (RE) and gas-fired power combo investments to ensure the success of "energy transition journey" and as a pathway to net zero emissions being advanced by...
Clean energy solutions leader First Gen Corporation will continue its green technology investments to help the Philippine economy toward its decarbonization track in sync with the world in mitigating climate change risks. “Our role here is to sort of like help the Philippine economy achieve a...
It doesn’t take a scientist to know that we are living in challenging times brought forth by the change in our climate patterns and depleting finite resources. This is the reason why the terms “sustainability,” “renewables,” “circular economy” have gained prominence not only among...
Despite fragmenting markets and the changing landscape for global gas commodity trading, the Department of Energy (DOE) indicated it may still opt for oil-linked pricing if Malampaya would yield new commercial gas discovery. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla, the pricing...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the public that the government is considering all technologies to ensure energy security and improve the energy mix for renewables. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool)* Marcos said this as he visited ACEN Corp.'s...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is enforcing the conduct of "port capacity assessment" as one of the major requirements that offshore wind (OSW) investors have to accomplish and submit to the government as part of their applications for project-permitting. That has been one of the key stipulations...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it is lining up several priority projects that will reinforce the country’s electricity network and backbone to support the distribution of bigger electricity loads. The company emphasized that its investments’ pipeline...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said that government should give weight to the P300 billion worth of investments it had injected into the country’s power transmission network in reaction to the In reaction to the Malacanang pronouncement that the government may take back...
As data center project-proponents have been firming up their investment plans in the Philippines, the Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that it will match up their electricity needs with the investors putting up renewable energy (RE) facilities in the country. “A number of investors presented...
