205 IPs benefit from energy-related training program in Mimaropa
MANILA – Some 205 indigenous people (IP) have benefitted from an energy-related training program conducted in Mimaropa, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the assigned Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for the region said Tuesday.
DOE excludes expansion projects in coal moratorium
Existing generating facilities with definitive expansion plans will be excluded from the coverage of the coal moratorium policy that was finally firmed up by the Department of Energy (DOE) in an advisory that it issued this week.
Meralco to study bid to continue installment offer for bill payments
MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Tuesday said it would look into a senator’s proposal to extend its installment scheme for its consumers as Filipinos continue to reel from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1382761/meralco-to-study-bid-to-continue-installment-offer-for-bill-payments#ixzz6ktpvNw5V Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
Thai finance ministry urges Cabinet to okay $6.6B cash injection
Thailand’s finance ministry has called on the Cabinet to allow a 200 billion baht ($6.6 billion) cash injection in the economy to support businesses and people who have been affected by the new round of Covid-19 infections.
Summit Energy & Resources moving Singapore bunker and crude oil trading accounts to Tokyo
Sumitomo Corporation is planning to move the bunker and crude oil trading accounts under its Singapore-based subsidiary Summit Energy & Resources (formerly known as Petro Summit) to Tokyo, learns Manifold Times.
DOE issues advisory clarifying moratorium on new coal projects
The Department of Energy on Monday issued an advisory to clarify the moratorium on the processing of applications of greenfield coal-fired power plants, including exemptions to address the concerns of power stakeholders.
Energy sector ploughs ahead
Unlike some reforms in Thailand that face hurdles because of political power plays among authorities, changes in the energy industry have no excuse for delay.
Government to have new policy on purchase of solar power soon
Nearly a week after the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) stopped receiving grid connection and purchasing solar power following Decision No.13/2020 signed on April 6, last year, by the Prime Minister on the mechanism to encourage the development of solar power in Vietnam, which expired after December 31, last year, investors are anxiously waiting for new regulations.
