October 2, 2017

2 more years of ‘policy uncertainty’ for RE investors

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 2, 2017, 7:20 AM from Manila Bulletin Local and foreign investors have been batting for clarity and certainty on policy issues in the renewable energy (RE) sector, but the Department of Energy (DOE) had […]
September 29, 2017

DoE endorses joint oil exploration with China

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 27, 2017 at 07:01 pm from manilastandard.net The Energy Department endorsed for Malacañang’s approval the farm-in agreement between state-run PNOC Exploration Corp. and China National Offshore Oil Corp. over a petroleum-rich area northwest off Palawan […]
September 29, 2017

NGCP says reserves in Luzon grid thin again

By Alena Mae S. Flores – September 28, 2017 at 07:01 pm from manilastandard.net Grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines declared a ‘yellow alert’ in the Luzon grid for a few hours Thursday amid thin reserves brought about by the outage […]
September 27, 2017

Danish RE firm notes hazy PHL policy on wind power

By  Lenie Lectura – September 27, 2017 from Business Mirror VESTAS Asia Pacific Wind Technology Pte. Ltd. expressed anew its concern on the lack of clear-cut policy of the Philippine government on incentives for wind-power projects. “What the industry needs is a clarity […]