January 15, 2021

Household electrification rate hits 92.96% in Oct. — DoE

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 14, 2021 | 7:46 pm from Business World THE household electrification rate was 92.96% as of October, equivalent to 23.23 million households with access to power, the Department of Energy (DoE) said, citing data […]
January 12, 2021

Luzon power projects with supporting battery storage, financing estimated at 320 MW

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 11, 2021 | 8:04 pm from Business World   REUTERS THE Energy department has identified 13 power projects in Luzon which have obtained financing and are supported by battery energy storage systems (BESS), with their […]
January 12, 2021

Electric cooperatives borrow P439.98M in 2020

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 10, 2021 | 6:33 pm from Business World PHILSTAR/EDD GUMBAN TWENTY electric cooperatives (ECs) borrowed P439.98 million from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in 2020, the bulk of which went to funding the distribution utilities’ capital […]
January 7, 2021

Energy dep’t, ERC seek more time to comment on Senate gas bill

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 5, 2021 | 7:49 pm from Business World   REUTERS THE Department of Energy (DoE) and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said that they will submit their detailed comments on the proposed midstream natural gas […]