November 3, 2017

DOE awaits result of Rosatom study on what to do with Bataan nuke plant

By Lenie Lectura – November 2, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) eagerly awaits the result of a two-month assessment conducted by foreign experts on the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said experts, mostly […]
November 3, 2017

Energy dept issues draft rules on PHL natural-gas industry development

By Lenie Lectura – November 2, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) released on Thursday a draft of the rules on the country’s natural-gas industry. The draft circular, which shall be known as the Philippine Natural Gas Regulation (PNGR), establishes […]
October 27, 2017

EICC to fast-track approval of big-ticket energy projects

By Lenie Lectura – October 26, 2017 from Business Mirror In a bid to fully implement a Malacañang-issued policy meant to fast-track the approval of energy projects, the Department of Energy (DOE) moved to designate agency officials to the Energy Investment Coordinating Council […]
October 25, 2017

DOE may not extend ‘degressed’ FiT rates for hydro and biomass projects

By Lenie Lectura – October 24, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) is not inclined to extend the implementation of the “degressed” feed-in-tariff (FIT) rates for hydro and biomass power projects. Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said FiT rates for […]