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....
Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) has obtained its certificate of compliance (CoC) from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), allowing it the firm to operate its 135-megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant in Iloilo. “PCPC...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Duterte administration to look for alternative energy sources to expand the country’s power supply, as power outages can cost the country P3.3 billion. “Widespread power...
Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto on Wednesday filed a Senate resolution ordering the Energy Regulatory Commission to probe the power situation of the Luzon grid. The resolution also seeks to determine the...
