The Department of Energy (DOE) is undertaking a series of public consultation to solicit stakeholder-inputs and comments on the proposed revision of the competitive selection process (CSP) or the bidding system for power supply agreements (PSAs) of distribution utilities. The energy department...
Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) won the tug-of-war as to which entity shall be finally authorized to operate the Renewable Energy Market (RE Market), a platform that will be used for the trading of RE certificates. According to IEMOP President Richard J....
SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation of the San Miguel group officially leads the Philippines’ debut into the "LNG importers club of the world" following the arrival of its first LNG shipment at one of the country’s major ports. The Department of Energy (DOE) affirmed the arrival of the first...
Consumers filling up their vehicles with diesel products will get to be lucky next week as the price of this commodity will see between P0.40 to P0.70 per liter rollback, based on the calculation of the oil companies. For RON92 gasoline products, estimates portend a very slight reduction of P0.05 to...
New coal power plant projects in the Philippines had been on steep decline since the issuance of a moratorium by the Department of Energy in 2020, according to advocacy group Global Energy Monitor. “Coal plant proposals in the Philippines have been rapidly shrinking since the 2020 moratorium on...
Harnessing power from renewable energy (RE) through the government’s Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) reduces at least 10 percent of electricity costs and advances the sustainability goals of businesses in the country. This was revealed by representatives of Globe Telecom, Inc. and Arthaland...
At least 2.6 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will continue to receive discounts in their electric bills as mandated under Republic Act 11552 or the Extended Lifeline Rate Act. According to Meralco Vice President Lawrence S. Fernandez, the total amount of rate discounts to...
Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. has partnered with Chinese firm PowerChina B7 Philippines Corp. (PowerChina) for the commercial development of its 140-megawatt solar farm project in Tanauan, Batangas and Marogondon, Cavite. That project serves as an expansion of the 100MW solar...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be revising the rules that will set reliability indices for power plant operations, primarily their permissible allowance on planned and forced outages. According to ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta, the existing reliability index is “very...
Spanish and Japanese companies are seriously considering investing in renewable energy in the country, primarily offshore wind projects, according to a source from the Department of Energy. The source indicated that the Spanish company is a new entrant in the Philippine power sector and its...
The Philippines and the United States (US) will advance partnerships and exchanges on varied issues involving economic and environmental security, chief among them are public health emergency resiliency, virology and vaccines, renewably energy, marine protection, and food security. Philippine and...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation and its partner-firms have signed financial agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other lenders for their 600-megawatt Monsoon wind farm project estimated to cost over $1 billion in Sekong and Attapeu provinces in Laos. According to ACEN, ADB is the lead arranger...
