The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has released an order to Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and GNPower Ltd. Co to stop and refrain from “assessing, billing and collecting” from Batangas Paper Corp. (BPC)...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has expanded its Eastern Visayas transmission line network by adding a major transmission line and upgrading two substations. NGCP has finished Line 2 of...
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House bill 8733 or the proposed Comprehensive Nuclear Regulation Act with 206 affirmative votes and no negative votes. HB 8733 provides...
The Department of Energy (DOE) included the proposed solar farm in Sarangani province in the list of energy projects of national significance, which makes it qualified for the benefits that come with...
Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) submitted its complaint with the Department of Finance (DOF) regarding the “overcharging gaps” allegedly done by oil companies in implementing the pass-on of value added taxes (VAT) as...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has collected 331 applications from industry stakeholders aiming to acquire the certification of their power projects as “energy projects of national significance.” According to the DOE’s database,...
At least 4,000 MW worth of energy projects are expected to come online this year, an official from the Department of Energy (DOE) said. “As per submissions of gencos (generation companies), some...
Oil prices in the Philippines are seen to increase next week between P2.00 to P2.05 per liter for diesel products due to an increase of US $ 59-60 per barrel in the...
State-owned Philippine National Oil Company-Renewables Corporation (PNOC-RC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Baguio on the proposed development of a waste-to-energy facility. The proposed venture is seen to help...
A local consumer group is calling on the government to stop relying on long-term importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), noting that local energy sources should be prioritized in meeting the country’s...
