Energy conservation and cost-cutting measures
As the majority of the population opts to stay home during the pandemic, the domestic demand for energy has been running high. Data from the Mines and Energy Ministry stated as of last year, around 2.68 million households, or approximately 75 percent of the country’s households, are receiving electricity – all of which are expected […]
Energy conservation bill a good first step
AFTER 30 years of on-again, off-again effort, Congress has finally managed to create a law institutionalizing energy efficiency and conservation in the Philippines. The much larger and more important task of ensuring the law is followed and has a substantially positive impact now lies ahead. On Thursday, the Bicameral Conference Committee approved the Energy Efficiency […]
Energy efficiency award in industry, construction 2021 launched
An award for “Energy Efficiency in Industry and Construction 2021” and “TOP RUNNER 2021” will receive submissions from Aug. 25 to Oct. 31. The award was co-organized by the Steering Committee on Energy Efficiency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the Vietnam Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Association (VECEA), and the German Corporation […]
Energy efficiency important as VN power needs grow with economy: conference
HCM CITY — To meet its growing demand for energy, Việt Nam, besides exploiting new energy sources, particularly clean energy, needs to further improve energy saving and efficiency, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday. Speaking at the conference titled Development of Energy Efficiency Projects, Nguyễn Thị Lam Giang, director general of the Department of […]
Energy efficiency industry bats for inclusion in stimulus program
THE energy efficiency industry is seeking a share of stimulus incentives to encourage investment in power conservation, which is touted as an opportunity to emerge from the public health emergency with greener power infrastructure. The Philippine Energy Efficiency (PE2) Alliance said energy efficiency adoption by both the public sector and small businesses will also create jobs […]
Energy efficiency law seen dampening power plant demand
THE ENERGY SECTOR will play a big role in implementing the proposed energy efficiency and conservation law as about half of the thousands of megawatts that can be displaced with the adoption of the legislation will come from power facilities, an official of an industry organization said. Alexander Ablaza, president of the Philippine Energy Efficiency […]
Energy efficiency policies to enable big users to practice conservation
MOST of the policies required to implement the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC) Act (Republic Act No. 11285) have been implemented, and companies need to respond by stepping up their efforts to conserve energy in their organizations, Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian said Friday.
Energy efficiency sector wants to be classed as infrastructure
THE PHILIPPINES should start viewing energy efficiency as a new infrastructure asset class that the government can use as an added resource in planning its energy mix, or the ideal combination of resources to support its power requirements. “We’re not looking at a figure yet. We want to see how — any energy market, whether […]
Energy efficiency: Southeast Asia’s decarbonisation quick fix?
Southeast Asia’s energy consumption almost doubled between 1995 and 2015, and is expected to double again by 2040, growing at 4 per cent a year—almost twice as fast as the rest of the world.
Energy experts push for cleaner fuel in PH
MANILA — A group of energy advocates have formed the Philippine Energy Independence Council (PEIC) whose main goal is to move both the government and the private sector to explore new indigenous, renewable, and cleaner energy options for the country. The PEIC seeks to initiate and sustain public discourses on energy reserve issues with the specific […]