May 2, 2017

DOE backs Visayas-Mindanao grid connection project at govt’s expense

By  Lenie Lectura – May 1, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) has backed a proposal of the National Transmission Corp. (Transco) for the government to undertake a multibillion-peso Visayas-Mindanao grid connection project. “I agree. It should be the […]
April 25, 2017

PHL banking on RE to hike power supply

By Lenie Lectura – April 23, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) said it wants the share of renewable energy (RE) to increase by at least 20,000 megawatts (MW) by 2040. “It is vital in our vision toward attaining 20,000 […]
April 25, 2017

DOE takes ‘mandatory stance’ for RCOA in motion to SC

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 24, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has taken a mandatory stance on the enforcement of retail competition and open access (RCOA) for the restructured electricity sector in the motion […]
April 24, 2017

DOE MUST PUSH FOR CSP BIDDINGS NOW TO AVOID FUTURE POWER SHORTAGES

David Celestra Tan, MSK Updated 22 April 2017 from 8 November 2016 The inexplicable postponement by the ERC of the policy requiring competitive biddings for power supply contracts by five (5) months and 20 days from November 6, 2015 to […]