Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez has called for a review of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, which opened the country’s mining sector to 100 percent foreign...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on the possible sanctions that can be imposed on generation companies after several instances where red and yellow alerts were...
Three Retail Electricity Suppliers (RES) have been granted licenses by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to partake in the retail competition and open access (RCOA) scheme. The ERC said in a statement...
Developing nations who feel the need to industrialize face the challenge of doing so while cutting back on their emissions. A possible asset to the country’s dilemma on sufficient energy is said...
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) raised a red alert status in Luzon yesterday from 10 am to 5 pm, and a yellow alert status from 6 pm to 12...
The Energy Development Corp. (EDC) welcomed Environment Secretary Regina Lopez’s announcement that her agency will look into the alleged violations committed by the company in its Negros Occidental operations. “We look forward...
The Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) recorded a 29 percent increase in the generating capacities of plants in the Visayas grid, which could mean stiffer competition within the power sector, the agency...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing the reduction of the country’s power rates by tapping into the Malampaya fund to answer for stranded costs and debts, which consumers shoulder. “We have...
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) on Tuesday said that the government was getting “more than its fair share” of mining profits after President Rodrigo Duterte said that the country...
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), yesterday inked its partnership with Banco de Oro (BDO) Unibank for a $50 million facility that will provide funds for environment-related projects in the Philippines....
