September 2, 2019

DOE defends Meralco on 3rd party bid committee’s selection for CSP

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 31, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has defended the selection of the five-man third party bids and awards committee (TPBAC) that will manage the competitive selection process (CSP) […]
September 2, 2019

Group asks DOE to ban new coal plants

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 01, 2019 at 06:50 pm from manilastandard.net Consumer group Murang Kuryente slammed the Department of Energy’s “technology-neutral” policy that ruled out a moratorium on the construction of new coal-fired power plants. Energy Secretary […]
August 31, 2019

DOE commitment to total electrification questioned

By Ronnel W. Domingo – 05:12 AM August 30, 2019 from Philippine Daily Inquirer The Department of Energy (DOE) was called out during a Senate energy committee hearing for its apparent lack of preparedness to meet the government’s target of […]
August 30, 2019

Benchmark pricing set for auction of new 2,000 MW RE projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 29, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A benchmark pricing pre-approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be cast as a “reference tariff’ in the government’s auction of new 2,000 megawatts (MW) of […]