April 14, 2018

Negros Oriental rejects coal power

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 12, 2018 at 07:10 pm from manilastandard.net Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo issued an order declaring the local government unit as an environment-friendly and clean-energy province. Under the order, the province will “adopt […]
April 13, 2018

DOE may snatch ERC’s ‘licensing role’ on retail power suppliers

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 12, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin With the never-ending dilemmas that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) had been getting enmeshed with, the Department of Energy (DOE) is now intending to take hold of […]
April 13, 2018

Luzon power supply declared on yellow alert

By Alena Mae S. Flores – April 12, 2018 at 07:45 pm from manilastandard.net National Grid Corp. of the Philippines placed Luzon on yellow alert Thursday because of thin power reserves amid high demand as temperature peaked this year. “Luzon […]
April 12, 2018

DOE likely to accede to scrapping of RE perks under TRAIN-2

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated April 11, 2018, 10:08 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) will likely throw its support to the proposal to scrap the value-added tax (VAT) zero rating incentives for renewable energy (RE) […]