The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to limit the power contracting capacities of power plants to 70 percent as to ensure that there will be an emergency reserve to tap in...
The Energy Regulatory Commission resolved the dispute between Crown Holdings Investments and Western Mindanao Power Corporation (WMPC). According to a post on the Zamboanga Electric Cooperative’s (Zamcelco) Facebook page, WMPC accepted Crown’s...
Murang Kuryente Partylist (MKP) has doubts on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) ability to ensure that the senatorial and local elections on May 13 will not experience any power interruptions. Officials of...
Vice chairman of the House committee on energy Rep. Carlos Roman Uybarreta encourages consumers to start using energy efficiency as there’s a probability that electricity prices to increase due to higher temperature...
Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile called on the Duterte administration to quickly address the looming energy crisis that might be aggravated by energy demands of the government’s “Build, Build, Build” program....
China-based Trina Solar Ltd has plans to invest in the small-scale solar photovoltaic market in the Philippines. Seeing government policies that can help growing demand, the energy solutions provider has launched its...
Rising oil prices and geopolitical issues such as the West Philippine Sea dispute put the Philippines behind its Asian neighbors in terms of news hydrocarbon reserves, thanks to the lack of drilling...
The Department of Energy (DOE) approved four renewable energy (RE) projects and one gas-fired project for a grid impact study to determine if their output is usable by the power grid. The...
Iran is looking to explore areas of investment and cooperation in the Philippines’ energy sector as part of establishing better economic relations with the country. In a courtesy call with Finance Secretary Carlos...
Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill that targets to reduce electricity rates as much as 16 centavos per kilowatt hour. The Recoverable System Loss Act aims to...
