The Philippines’s energy sector is facing the same problem since 1974, according to former deputy director of the Ministry of Energy Dr. Arthur Saldivar-Sali. “In 1986, when I left the government, we...
The Luzon grid had bouts of yellow and power alerts during summer, which caused brownouts in particular areas of Luzon. Officials said this is not about the power supply situation of the...
The Philippines still imports almost half of its energy sources despite its goal to secure energy independence, according to a Department of Energy (DOE) official. DOE Director of Electric Power Industry Management...
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act No. 11420 which gives the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) a franchise to distribute power in five areas for the next 25 years. This...
The National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) aims to revise the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) as the current targets are not met for the period 2011-2030. “This is a good time to...
Energy Development Co. aims to make geothermal power plants as base load facilities, instead of coal-fired power plants. Base load plants are those that operate 24/7 to provide electricity generation. This is...
The government said it is wants to include the nuclear as an option for the country to address what it describes as poor energy security and accessibility. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi disapproved the planned moratorium or suspension of new coal-fired power plants, which was proposed during the DOE’s budget deliberation before the House Appropriations Committee on...
The Department of Energy is eyeing to get a budget of P2.3 billion for 2020, saying it intends to use up to P500 million of this to fund its continued implementation of...
Solar technology could power the rest of the Mindanao region as investors like Germany-based WeGen Company see potential in the island. “We have yet to see the overall picture of the...
