It may seem far-fetched, but the Congress has approved a budget of Php. 1,000 for the Energy Regulatory Commission next year, 2018. It was Zamboanga City Representative Celso Lobregat who made the...
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has been given the go-signal to begin the construction of a long-delayed energy infrastructure that will connect the Visayas and Mindanao transmission grids following...
The renewable energy (RE) initiative continues to be strong as the government’s commitment to increasing the Philippines’ use of cleaner forms of power up to 35 percent or more has been extended by...
The Department of Energy is eyeing to issue the rules on the Green Energy Option this month. The GEOP will allow end-users to choose renewable energy sources as their power supply. National...
To further know about one’s electric bill, DUs (distribution utilities) define ‘system loss’, its two types, and its three percent inclusion in the electricity bill of an average household with 200-kWh power...
STX Marine Service has won the contract to operate and maintain the Rizal-based 650 – megawatt (MW) Malaya Thermal Power Plant. The contract was awarded by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities...
The Energy Department is seeking the opinion of industry stakeholders as they are now finalizing draft rules that will enable end-users to source their power supply from renewable energy (RE) technologies. DOE...
Aboitiz-led GNPower Mariveles Coal Plant Ltd. Co. is moving forward with refinancing activities after securing agreements with five local banks to raise funds amounting up to $800 million. In a statement released...
Presence of government subsidies and greater transparency in unbundling electricity rates are major solutions to lowering down expensive power rates in the Philippines, according to the latest DOE (Department of Energy) report....
The Department of Energy (DOE) urges San Miguel Corp. (SMC) to pay its outstanding liabilities to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) for the Ilijan contract it has signed...
