In the next few months, appliances will be stamped by a ‘star rating as a consumer guide for electric consumption. The Department of Energy (DOE) has told the manufacturers to place a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has suspended the operations of new renewable energy power plants in Negros and Panay areas due to power dispatch problems caused by transmission facilities. “We have a...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced there will be a continuing increase reflected in the electricity bills for the month of August as generation rates went up by P0.0378 due to higher charges...
At least $70 million worth of energy projects is stocked under Duterte’s EO 30, marking the critical investments as ‘national significance’ that will propel the power industry in the next few years,...
The Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) and First Gen are still on board to spearhead the country’s LNG-hub aspirations with $2 billion worth LNG ‘megaproject.’ The large-scale LNG facility is expected to...
Business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan is looking into reopening its oil explorations despite the long-time territorial conflict in the West Philippine Sea versus China. Pangilinan’s energy venture, PXP Energy Corp., has ongoing...
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chair Jose Vicente Salazar is suspended once more, this time for four months, due to insubordination. Communications Secretary Marie Banaag announced this in a press conference on Thursday,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking help from the private sector for the integrated facility project for liquefied natural gas (LNG). This is after the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) has...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) extended the compliance period for private generation companies (gencos) and distribution utilities (DUs) to June 29, 2018. With the extension, gencos and DUs would have more time...
The infrastructure program of President Duterte—dubbed as “Build, Build, Build”—is facing a serious roadblock: a literal lack of power. Observers say the energy sector must get its act together to boost the...
