The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it will try to match this year the record $10.5 billion foreign direct investments (FDI) registered by the Philippines in 2021. “That’s what we are aspiring for,” said DTI Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual during a television interview when asked if...
COPENHAGEN – Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla will take the podium at the world's largest energy event happening here this week to present the investment opportunities that the Philippine energy sector will be opening up to global investors, primarily the massive renewable energy (RE)...
With record-breaking temperatures this summer, power system operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) indicated that electricity demand in Luzon already surpassed last year’s level as recorded on Wednesday, April 19. Data showed that power demand in the Luzon grid reached record-high...
Consumers will have new round of financial breather at the pumps next week, as oil prices will be on rollback, according to estimates by industry players. Based on calculations, the price of gasoline products will be trimmed by P1.65 to P1.95 per liter, while diesel products will have a reduction of...
Land Bank of the Philippines is offering its "anti-bill shock" credit facility to distribution utilities (DUs) in the power industry to help them cushion the impact of surging electricity rates during the summer months. As conveyed to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the credit facility...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission for its P9.93 billion capital expenditures (capex) for the upgrading and expansion of facilities in North Luzon. The company said that the facility reinforcements covers...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is exploring collaboration with peer-regulator National Energy Authority (NEA) of Papua New Guinea on how both countries can address high electricity rates in their...
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) and Independent Electricity Market Corporation of the Philippines (IEMOP) said they have clearly "demarcated" the respective functions of each entity in the operation of the Renewable Energy Market (REM), which will serve as added layer of...
The Filinvest Group and its French multinational partner-firm Engie will be providing renewable energy-generated power supply as well as other green solutions to Merasenko Corporation, a medical solutions company that has its operations base in Cebu. In a statement to the media, it was announced...
A "lucrative contract" with up to 40-year duration is being dangled to renewable energy (RE) developers joining the second round of RE auction covering 11,600 megawatts to be held on June 19 this year. The reference (TOR) issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized that the initial term of...
The profitability of Yuchengco-led PetroEnergy Resources Corporation (PERC) accelerated by 30-percent to P863 million in 2022 from a leaner P665 million in the prior year. The company indicated that the income upturn had been partly attributed to higher profit contribution of its petroleum...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been discussing with the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) the proposed measures for the pass-on of P22.64 billion worth of deferred charges which accumulated in 2013 following strained supply in the Luzon grid due to...
