TAGUIG CITY, Nov. 28 — Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi yesterday said that the “keen interest which many investors expressed in exploring oil and gas in the Philippines” augurs well for the country’s development and energy security. Sec. Cusi made the comment after the launch of the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program […]

Metro Pacific Investments inked a deal with Dole Philippines for the $19.05m project. The Philippines’ Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPI) inked a deal with agricultural producer Dole Philippines, Inc. (DPI) to design, construct, and operate facilities that will process fruit waste and produce around 50,000MWh of biogas. MPI has set aside $19.05m (Php1b) for the […]

Energy giant was aware of the impacts of global warming decades ago. But shifting to renewables early on would have ruined the company, a top executive said this week. Suing fossil fuels firms for climate change is “a waste of society’s money and time,” he said. Although Shell was aware of the catastrophic consequences of climate […]

MANILA — The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading this week a measure seeking to streamline the process of securing the necessary permits for power generation projects through an Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (eVOSS). With 215 affirmative votes, seven negative votes and no abstention, the Lower House approved House Bill 8417, which aims […]

The Department of Energy (DOE) said it will assemble a team that would help the agency bring electricity to all households, particularly in rural areas, by 2020. Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi met with officials and board of directors of the National Electrification Administration and Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. last Monday to discuss […]

MANILA – The Philippine Climate Change Assessment Working Group 3 Report was launched on Monday during the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week in Pasay City. One of the lead authors, Rodel D. Lasco, who is also the Scientific Director of the Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change […]

Victims of extreme weather events in the Philippines come forward in an investigation into how major carbon producers are violating human rights due to their role in driving climate change. Survivors of devastating typhoons in the Philippines have appealed to major carbon producers to respect their human rights and act on climate change. At an emotional […]

THE Department of Energy (DoE) is hoping that a new round of contracting will spur more petroleum exploration ventures and close the resource development gap with regional neighbors. The DoE will launch the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) on Thursday. DoE Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said his office was “aggressively pursuing” the implementation of […]

The Department of Energy issued the guidelines for the operationalization of the Renewable Energy Trust Fund that will be used for the research, development and promotion of renewable energy sources. The RE fund, according to Department Order 2018-10-0018, will be obtained from the emission fees collected from power generating companies under the Philippine Clean Air […]

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is planning to upgrade the transmission lines in Metro Manila next year to meet the growing energy demand. The first phase of groundwork for the P 9.5 billion project is now underway for its Taguig-Baras 500-kilovolt (kv) transmission line project. Pending the project’s approval with the Energy […]