The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Friday approved the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ application for the P4.25 billion Navotas substation project. ERC has tasked the NGCP to conduct a competitive bidding...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on the possible sanctions that can be imposed on generation companies after several instances where red and yellow alerts were...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing the reduction of the country’s power rates by tapping into the Malampaya fund to answer for stranded costs and debts, which consumers shoulder. “We have...
Following Energy secretary Alfonso Cusi’s directive to conduct an audit of the energy industry, the Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to hire a third party to speed the assessment of the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is looking to remove system loss charges from consumers’ electric bills, an official said in a forum on Monday. DOE, through its legal agency, will study the possibility...
The supply situation of the three main grids is now stable, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). As of 10:30 am, the available capacity for the Luzon grid...
Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Alfonso Cusi has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to look into any instance of anti-competitive behavior from energy players after a series of ‘yellow’ and ‘red’...
President Rodrigo Duterte in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) expressed support for the development of coal power plant projects and urged government agencies to prioritize the clearance permits for the...
The Department of Energy’s Philippine Energy Plan states that there is a need to develop oil, gas and coal resources in order “to ensure energy security.” In 2015, the DOE approved 29...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has exceeded the allocated 500-MW capacity for the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) set by the government after endorsing 17 new solar power projects on the second round of FIT. The...
