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...
Power plants owned by the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) in Leyte remains un-operational following the damaged caused by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the province on Thursday, July 6, 2017. In...
After posting a P1.43 per kWh cut back last month, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has reported a slight increase of P0.0761 per kWh for July due to the continuous peso depreciation, weaker...
With the goal to prioritize energy projects of national significance, President Rodrigo Duterte signed an Executive Order (EO) creating the Energy Investment Coordinating Council that will streamline the process of major energy...
