DOE wants time limit on power plants’ testing and commissioning
The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing for revisions in the guidelines that must be followed by power plant owners and operators so they can prospectively limit the testing and commissioning of their facilities within a two-month span – a phase that the electric generating units would have to go through before reaching commercial operations.
Pilot project for peer-to-peer energy trading launches in Singapore
Electrify, a Singaporean energy innovation company, has launched a pilot project for peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading in the city state. The project will allow consumers to purchase renewable electricity produced by private solar panel owners via an online marketplace from across the city.
Buru Energy ships 71,038 barrels of oil under new marketing agreement with BP Singapore
Buru Energy Limited completed the latest lifting of Ungani crude from the CGL storage Tank 10 at Wyndham Port on September 26, 2020, by the Anichkov Bridge oil tanker.
Indonesia asks G20 to ensure energy market stability, affordability
The Indonesian government urged 20 of the world’s largest economies (G20) to work together to ensure market stability and energy supply amid the global challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tug of war: Stakeholders clash over nuclear, fossil fuel addition to green energy bill
Green energy businesses and watchdogs are up in arms over the House of Representatives’ decision to add nuclear and “new” fossil fuel technologies into a landmark green energy bill.
Ayala energy firm investing P250M in subsidiary via shares subscription
Ayala-owned AC Energy Philippines Inc. (ACEN) will be investing P250 million in its subsidiary firm Buendia Christiana Holdings Corporation (BCHC) via shares subscription arrangement.
Two firms decline bidding for 650-MW Malaya power plant
On its third attempt, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) failed anew to sell the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) and its underlying land in Pililla, Rizal.
DOE awards FIT incentives to biomass, hydro projects
The Department of Energy (DOE) has started awarding the last batch of degressed feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives to qualified biomass and run-of-river hydropower projects that reached commercial operations on the prescribed cut-off date last year.
