Marcos admin urged to assert arbitral award to help keep energy costs down
MANILA, Philippines — Retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio hopes that country’s new leadership will have the “political will” when asserting the 2016 ruling in the arbitration case against China, which would allow Manila use of natural resources, like oil and gas, in the West Philippine Sea.
Gatchalian to next energy chief: Ensure enough power supply, make PH self-sufficient
A senator is calling on the country’s next energy chief to step up and push for the country’s self-sufficiency amid growing energy demand. Sen. Win Gatchalian, outgoing chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, shared in an interview with CNN Philippines’ The Source on Wednesday the ideal qualities of the next Department of Energy secretary […]
Ilocos Norte, coop working to reduce power rates
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc on Thursday assured electric consumers that the Ilocos Norte government and the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) are working on possible measures to reduce surging power rates in the province.
NGCP places Luzon power grid on yellow alert
The Luzon power grid was placed on “yellow alert” on Tuesday, after four power plants experienced forced outages, said the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
Cambodia, Philippines in talks to boost ties
THE kingdom and the Philippines are mulling more cooperation in fields such as agriculture, food safety, nutrition, energy security, commerce and climate change. This was discussed at a meeting between Environment Minister Say Samal and newly-elected 17th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr at his office in Manila on July 1, on the occasion of the […]
DOE expects fuel rollbacks as high as P3 per liter next week
Consumers can expect to see rollbacks in gas, diesel and kerosene from July 5 to 11, according to estimates from the Department of Energy (DOE).
DOE awards supply contracts to 19 RE firms under GEAP
The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded 20-year power supply agreements (PSAs) to 19 RE developer firms that will deliver aggregate capacity of 2,000 megawatts to augment the country’s power supply under the Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP).
DOST completes nuclear commissioning of research reactor
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has completed the nuclear commissioning of a long mothballed research reactor in the DOST-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) complex in Quezon City, signaling the start of research and training of nuclear engineers and scientists as well as potential nuclear power plant operators in the Philippines.
