March 2, 2024

PWEI wind project declared compliant to environmental laws

By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 1, 2024, 8:00 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Environment and Natural Resources declared PetroWind Energy Inc. (PWEI) compliant with the environmental laws, rules and regulations for the 13.2-megawatt phase 2 of its […]
February 23, 2024

DOE allays offshore wind investors’ worries over DENR policy

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 22, 2024, 8:00 pm from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla on Thursday assured offshore wind (OSW) stakeholders that the new order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources […]
February 17, 2017

DOE wants to take role on ECC issuance of energy projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 16, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin To prevent delay in projects, the Department of Energy (DOE) is intending to take on the role of issuing environmental compliance certificate (ECC) for such facility developments and […]
February 13, 2017

Emission results of SBC Global Power’s Bataan plant ‘way below’ govt, WB standard limits

By Lenie Lectura – February 12, 2017 from Business Mirror THE first 150-megawatt (MW) unit of SMC Global Power’s coal power plant in Limay, Bataan, yielded emission results that were “way, way below” government and World Bank standard limits. The power-generation subsidiary of […]