Department of Energy Undersecretary Wimpy Fuentebella said the DOE and the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) is looking at foreign funding to soften the burden of feed-in-tariff (FIT) rates on consumers. He...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) audit team has recommended the suspension of 12 mining operations, a DENR official said on Wednesday. “The 12 (mining operations) were recommended for suspension (by...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has expressed their support for the passage of the “Anti-Power Line Disturbance Act,” which criminalize planting trees and any form of construction within the right-of-way...
Senator Miguel Zubiri yesterday called for the coordination between the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) as solar power development could face moratorium. During a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Zubiri...
Environment Secretary Regina Lopez said there is still no decision on Semirara Mining and Power Corporation’s (SMPC) mining audit despite the company’s disclosure of positive results on Tuesday. “I got angry, they...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) Pagbilao EHV substation project that will allow the connection of the incoming capacity of 2,720 megawatts (MW)...
Electric tricycles will start plying the streets of Binondo and Malate next month as part of the City of Manila’s battery- and environment-friendly tricycle program, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada said. 50 drivers...
Senator Win Gatchalian has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to fast-track the development of a new indigenous energy source to ensure stability in the Philippines’ long-term energy supply with the...
The Philippine National Oil Co. Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) is pushing for Executive Order (EO) 556 to be scrapped as it is said to be a “major stumbling block” in the upstream industry....
The Negros Island region has the potential to become a wholly renewable energy-powered region, a Greenpeace Philippines official said. Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner Reuben Muni said the region has a lot...
