Three companies were awarded today with Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) worth a total contract capacity of 1, 200 MW effective on December 26, 2019 for 10 years. PHINMA...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing local government units to create their own energy plans in a bid to boost renewable energy at the local level. “We have been pushing for...
Bayan Muna party-list has filed a petition to the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the execution of the Department of Energy (DOE) circular on conducting the competitive selection process (CSP). The said...
For the fifth consecutive month, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has announced a downward adjustment of P0.5260 per kWh for the month of September. The decrease represents a total downward adjustment of...
AboitizPower subsidiaries have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with their respective host communities regarding the financial benefits of the recipients. This was based on Energy Regulations 1-94 (ER 1-94) allowing direct...
The Philippines used to rank next to the United States when it comes to geothermal power in the world. But last year, Indonesia snatched the second spot with its 1, 800 MW...
The Philippines’s energy sector is facing the same problem since 1974, according to former deputy director of the Ministry of Energy Dr. Arthur Saldivar-Sali. “In 1986, when I left the government, we...
The Luzon grid had bouts of yellow and power alerts during summer, which caused brownouts in particular areas of Luzon. Officials said this is not about the power supply situation of the...
The Philippines still imports almost half of its energy sources despite its goal to secure energy independence, according to a Department of Energy (DOE) official. DOE Director of Electric Power Industry Management...
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act No. 11420 which gives the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) a franchise to distribute power in five areas for the next 25 years. This...
