MANILA — For the third consecutive day, the Department of Energy (DOE) assured the public that it continues to coordinate with power producers as the country’s power reserves grow thinner. In a statement, the Energy department said the yellow alert status in the Luzon grid was lifted by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines […]

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) is finalizing the country’s smart grid policy and roadmap to help further bring down power rates and to address modern challenges in the power sector. The DOE has issued the draft department circular titled “Providing a National Smart Grid Policy Framework for the Philippine Electric Power Industry […]

TAGUIG CITY – Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has been closely coordinating with the power industry players to address the growing demand and the thinning of power reserves for the summer months. “The entire energy family should take a pro-active approach towards securing our power supply, especially since it is both summer […]

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to continue offering oil and gas prospects under its Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) after it received bids for only four out of 14 pre-determined areas (PDAs) amid challenges in the country’s upstream sector. During the opening of bids yesterday, the DOE received an application […]

MANILA — The Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday assured the public that measures are being jointly undertaken with power industry players to ensure sufficient electricity supply this summer in light of shrinking reserves, especially during peak consumption hours. This, after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) declared a Yellow Alert in the […]

The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) is working on the construction of a hybrid trimaran, a ship designed to generate power from ocean waves, which is expected to be delivered in 2020. Rachel Habana, senior science research specialist at DoST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research, and Development (PCIEERD) said the hybrid […]

Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) signed an agreement with Petronas Chemicals Glycols, a subsidiary of the petrochemical arm of Petronas and Malaysia’s leading chemicals producer, Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (www.petronaschemicals.com.my), to collaborate on a carbon project at Petronas world-scale ethylene oxide (“EO”) production facility in support of the Dow- International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Official Carbon Partnership. […]

BANGKOK: Australia has expressed hope that Malaysia will revoke conditions imposed on the Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Lynas) rare earths processing plant at the Gebeng Industrial Estate in Kuantan. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said this was conveyed by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in their meeting at the 35th Asean Summit here on […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The government may turn to digital solutions to help convert cities here into smart cities – which is among the main thrusts of the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025), said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “We envision smart cities that are integrated with sustainable technologies such as 5G connectivity, cashless communities, autonomous public […]

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has the right to reclaim money from China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Ltd (CPP), as the company was paid more than the work completed for two pipeline projects, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Prime Minister said the RM1bil that was seized from the company was because it had not carried out work as […]