Israel oil firm Ratio Oil Exploration Ltd. has shown interest in exploring methane gas hydrates potential of the Philippine Rise through the Department of Energy (DOE). The department’s Undersecretary revealed Ratio Oil’s...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling on Congress to fast track the passage of reforms in the energy sector to help relieve consumers’ dissatisfaction on the prevailing high electricity rates in the country....
Baguio’s city government tapped into solar solar power technology to power three government buildings in its commitment to cut the city’s power expenses. According to city building officer Engr. Nazita Banez, the...
AP Renewables, Inc. (APRI) and Philippine Geothermal Production Company, Inc. (PGPC, formerly Philippine Geothermal Inc.), commit to continue the development of clean geothermal energy with the signing of a Geothermal Resources Supply and...
The economic growth envisioned by the administration is only possible with a sustainable power supply at a cheaper cost, an industry expert said. In his column in the Manila Standard, Orlando Oxales...
Consumer think-tank group Infrawatch PH called on the Duterte administration to suspend the implementation of Feed-In Tariff Allowance (FIT-All) as part of of the government’s initiatives to “reduce the prices of goods...
The Philippines’ 455 MW coal-fired power plant, the first in the country with supercritical technology, is nearing its final stages of construction with 90 percent completed. “SBPL [San Buenaventura Power Ltd.] is...
Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo called on local government officials of Baguio City and the Cordilleras to use renewable energy as an alternative to coal. Degamo emphasized the importance of this shift...
Following an increase in excise tax on coal, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) filed a rate hike application for its power supply agreement (PSA) with a plant in Pagbilao. Meralco and Therma Luzon...
A coal-independent energy sector is key to lowering electricity prices and securing a sustainable and stable power supply in the future, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analytics (IEEFA) said. According...
