July 3, 2017

Solar PHL wants DUs to source energy from solar power

By Lenie Lectura – July 2, 2017 from Business Mirror SOLAR Philippines wants distribution utilities (DUs) to stop sourcing their power requirements from coal plants and, instead, shift to solar power. Solar Philippines President Leandro Leviste said his company submitted to the country’s […]
July 3, 2017

Veco seeks more RE use for balanced mix of power

By Lenie Lectura – July 2, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Visayan Electric Co. (Veco), the second-largest electricity-distribution utility, continues to push for renewable energy (RE) in order to maintain a balanced mix of power-generation sources. No doubt the initial investment into RE […]
July 1, 2017

Power firms get one-year reprieve

Alena Mae S. Flores – June 30, 2017 at 09:07 pm  from Manila Standard Today The Energy Regulatory Commission has given power generation and distribution firms until June next year to offer and sell a portion of not less than 15 […]
July 1, 2017

Palace issues EO streamlining approval of energy projects (Costing at least P3.5 billion)

By Myrna M. Velasco –  June 30, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin President Rodrigo R. Duterte has issued Executive Order (EO) 30 classifying energy projects to be of national significance, and thus, processes of licensing and permitting on their implementations […]