September 2, 2021

New investment in RE tops P221 billion

By Angelica Y. Yang – September 1, 2021 | 8:50 pm from Business World PHILSTAR NEW renewable energy (RE) investment between 2009 and 2020 amounted to P221.35 billion, the Department of Energy (DoE) said Wednesday, noting a growing interest in […]
September 2, 2021

Waste-to-energy power plants may be rated RE for baseload

By Angelica Y. Yang – August 30, 2021 | 7:20 pm from Business World THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) may reclassify waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities as renewable energy (RE) units capable of supplying always-on baseload power. The plans were flagged in […]
August 31, 2021

DoE orders Napocor to resolve Mindoro power issues; improvements expected by end of September

By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave – August 27, 2021 | 6:29 pm from Business World THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it has ordered the National Power Corp. (Napocor) to address the power supply concerns in Mindoro.    Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said […]
August 26, 2021

RE preferences seen needed to ensure industry takes off

By Angelica Y. Yang – August 25, 2021 | 9:18 pm from Business World THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) needs to declare renewables a preferred energy source if it wants to grow the industry, a former official of the National […]