There may be no radiation leaks seeping into the country’s power system yet, but it seems the policymaking core of the Department of Energy (DOE) is already 'overheating ' and treading halfway into a meltdown. The DOE’s newly issued Circular (No. 2025-10-0019) reads like an incentive...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced a new partnership to boost clean energy investments for both nations. In a statement Tuesday, Oct. 21, the DOE saidi it signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with METI establishing a...
Three years after the Philippines lifted the limit on foreign ownership in renewable energy (RE) projects, the Department of Energy (DOE) said 75 ventures with international investors are now driving the country toward its clean energy goals. Speaking at the 2nd Philippines Future Energy & Grid...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to bid out a 200-megawatt (MW) renewable energy (RE) supply contract as way to expand its clean energy portfolio. The DOE approved the competitive selection process (CSP) for the 200 MW, which allows Meralco to invite power...
Aboitiz Upgrade Solar Inc. (AUSI), the joint venture between Aboitiz Power Distributed Renewables, Inc. and Upgrade Energy Philippines (UGEP), has partnered with Alphaland Corporation’s Balesin Island for the launch of a new three-hectare ground-mounted solar farm. Once completed, the 4.1...
Amid concerns over proposed renewable energy (RE) project in a protected landscape in Samar, the Department of Energy (DOE) clarified that energy infrastructure may proceed as long as it secures the necessary regulatory approvals. In a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 30, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a process for awarding renewable energy service contracts (RESCs) that would promote transparency, competitiveness, and efficiency in the renewable energy (RE) sector. In a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the DOE announced the adoption of the Open and...
Melbourne, Australia—The World Bank Group is helping the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) tighten cost controls, primarily for indexation, on firming up a financial model that will make offshore wind projects commercially viable ahead of the 5th green energy auction (GEA-5) that will be...
Melbourne, Australia—After the 5th green energy auction (GEA) for 3.3 gigawatts of offshore wind wraps up this year, the Department of Energy (DOE) is gearing up to launch at least four more renewable energy (RE) capacity tenders so it can open wider doors of opportunity for interested local and...
Retail electricity supplier Shell Energy Philippines, Inc. (SEPH) is expanding its renewable energy (RE) portfolio to align with the Philippines ' goal of increasing clean energy in its generation mix. SEPH President and Chief Executive Officer Bernd Krukenberg told the Manila Bulletin that...
The Philippines is on the verge of achieving universal electricity access despite challenges in its shift toward renewable energy (RE) sources, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). “Countries like Indonesia, Fiji, and the Philippines...
Around ₱5 billion worth of investments is the figure Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) has set upon entering a partnership with Saudi Arabia-backed ACWA Power to develop renewable energy (RE) projects that will supply electricity to nearly 500,000 off-grid households in the Philippines. Winchell...