‘No disconnection’ policy to save consumers from ‘Christmas brownouts’
Filipino consumers will be spared from worrying over electricity service interruptions or brownouts during the Christmas holidays, as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) formalized its order of “no electricity service disconnection’ until December 31 this year.
‘PHL must tap renewable energy sources’
Energy industry stakeholders said decisive action is key to making the Philippines energy independent and resilient.
‘Power firm with P7K capital bags P100 million deal’
MANILA, Philippines — A senior administration lawmaker yesterday revealed an obscure and under-two-year-old independent power company that managed to bag a contract that raked in hundreds of millions of pesos with only P7,000 in paid-up capital. Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles questioned how and why the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines […]
‘Red tape, tight rules discourage investments in renewable energy’
Renewable energy may be one of the government’s new top sources of investment, but industry players have complained it is difficult to develop clean power projects in the Philippines largely due to bureaucratic red tape. Renewable Energy Association of the Philippines President Erel B. Narida lamented the procedure for getting a project approved is just […]
‘Rising oil prices to weigh on Philippines economic recovery’
MANILA, Philippines — The high cost of oil in the world market will remain a concern for the Philippines until next year and this could pose further risk on the already stubbornly high inflation and impact the country’s economic recovery.
‘Tweaking energy mix to grow RE share key to fighting climate risk ’
ONE way to address climate change and to fortify the Philippines against climate risks is to review and revise its energy mix, renewable-energy (RE) experts asserted in the 2019 State of Nature Assessment or “Green Sona.” In the Philippines, coal continues to account for bulk of the country’s energy mix—more than half—and is largely seen as the […]
‘Unbundling’ oil prices is not regulatory, DOE official says
The Department of Energy (DOE) is firm in its position requiring oil companies to “unbundle” or reveal the details of how pump prices of petroleum products are adjusted. In a chance interview on the sidelines of 7th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit in Pasay City on Wednesday, Energy Assistant Secretary Leonido Pulido III said “asking of […]
‘We’ll burn if we don’t act now’: Philippines urged to learn lessons from Australian bushfires
MANILA, Philippines — The massive bushfires raging across Australia that have reportedly killed nearly half a billion animals are a warning to the world and should prod countries to set a firm course for climate action. Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment stressed this in a statement Monday as it called on President Rodrigo Duterte […]
‘Yellow alert’ in Luzon as San Lorenzo power plant trips
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has put the Luzon grid under yellow alert from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, as San Lorenzo natural gas power plant modules tripped this morning.
$500-M waste-to-energy plant proposed in Bataan
BALANGA CITY, Bataan — The provincial government announced Friday that a British banker has presented a proposal to build a 100-megawatt (MGW) power plant using solid wastes with funding of USD500 million. Vice Governor Crisanta Garcia said documentation was already ongoing for the proponent’s desire to set up the plant at the Freeport Area of […]