The glue on the partnership of the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has been solidified for the advancement of research and development (R&D) for suite of technological innovations, automation of data management processes as well as georisk mapping for...
The full energization of at least eight unserved off-grid domains in the provinces of Quezon, Palawan and Cebu will finally take off as the Department of Energy (DOE) has already awarded the contract that shall underpin the project’s implementation and eventual commercial operations. The...
HOUSTON – The ‘stranglehold’ of critical minerals which is just in the hands of very few producer-countries is seen as a major factor that will cause enormous strain and will drive up costs for the consumers of many countries traversing their pathway to energy transition. In a plenary...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will be turning the stretch of its hydropower complex in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija as a ‘mecca of green energy’, with new sites around the area already tagged for its planned solar and wind farm installations that will be amalgamated with battery energy storage...
As an integral part of the inaugural dialogue on the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) underpinned by the Japanese and Philippine governments, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a preliminary deal with three Philippine conglomerates for the development of projects...
Citicore Energy REIT Corporation (CREIT), the country’s first and largest renewable energy real estate investment trust, posted a 12 percent improvement in net income to P1.4 billion last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said its revenues rose 31 percent to...
HOUSTON - The flourishing innovations for long duration energy storage (LDES) are seen as ‘gridlock breaker’ not just for the perplexing intermittency of variable renewable energy (VRE) facilities, but they could also defray huge capital outlay for warranted grid expansions and upgrades to...
The heat will be turned down on household budgets for their cooking fuel this month, as the price of liquefied petroleum gas will be reduced by P1.00 per kilogram (kg) or equivalent P11.00 for the standard 11-kilogram cylinder, as advised by the industry players. Petron implemented its reduced LPG...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is not inclined on removing the caps for the number of days allowed for maintenance shutdowns and even for the ‘forced outages’ of power plants across technologies. As sounded off by ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta, “it’s impossible to remove the...
Renewable energy (RE) developments in the Alabat Wind Power Project are in full swing, as the Alabat Wind Power Corp. (AWPC) signed an interconnection agreement with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The agreement between the grid firm and the subsidiary of Alternergy...
Consumers will have mixed experiences at petroleum pumps next week as the price of gasoline is anticipated to increase; while diesel and kerosene prices will be on rollback, according to the estimates of the industry players. Based on calculations, the price of gasoline products will rise by P0.30...
As surging costs of ancillary services or power reserves had been pointed to as culprit in electricity rate hikes, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has directed ‘settlement and billing suspension’ for the reserve market for the March billing period. The stoppage of reserve market...
