Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is positive that business players will be encouraged to invest in the country’s energy market as the government starts the implementation to eliminate red tape in the sector. Gatchalian said...
Two companies are showing interest in building pumped storage power plants in the Laguna Lake, a Department of Energy (DOE) official said. DOE director Mario Marasigan said that they have received proposals...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reiterated its collective decision to extend the effectivity of the Competitive Selection Process (CSP) as an attempt to address concerns by power industry participants who have accomplished...
The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) has called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to take action on the pending power supply agreements (PSAs) on the latter’s table. “Energy security is a...
President Duterte is spearheading the Philippines’ energy sector to uplift the economy as he changed the approval system of incoming power investments from three years to a 30-day time frame. “The shift...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is completing its final list of areas that will be offered new petroleum and coal exploration contracts at the sixth Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR) in December,...
Power distribution company AboitizPower has received the approval of La Trinidad’s local government unit (LGU) to expand its hydropower plant facilities in Bineng. Hedcor, AboitizPower’s subsidiary, will carry out the development of...
Countries that have high and fast coal consumption are likely to experience rapid economic expansion, while the exact opposite can be said for countries that depend less on coal. This was the...
Following the continuous flow of infrastructure projects underway, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have signed a joint circular that will guide electric cooperatives...
A columnist has called out leftist congressmen and consumer groups for questioning various energy projects, particularly coal projects, saying that their actions will not help the country’s development. In a column posted...
