February 18, 2024

Significant increase in renewable energy investments seen

By Meg J. Adonis – 11:07 AM February 17, 2024 from inquirer.net / Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines  —Renewable energy is soon expected to outpace natural gas in terms of generation as investments in solar and wind capacities are projected […]
February 13, 2024

DOE to auction geothermal, hydro capacity totaling 4.4 GW

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 12, 2024, 8:05 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) said Monday it will conduct the third round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-3) in August, covering geothermal, impounding hydro, run-of-river hydro […]
February 9, 2024

DOE endorses 13 projects for grid impact study

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 8, 2024, 8:20 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) endorsed 13 projects for system impact study (SIS) to transmission operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines in January, as the government […]
February 8, 2024

Gov’t plans to retire 210-MW Mindanao coal power plant

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 7, 2024, 8:40 pm from manilastandard.net The government plans to retire or repurpose the 210-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, the only remaining government-owned coal plant, by 2026 at a […]