January 22, 2022

DOE directs NGCP to contract ample power reserves

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 21, 2022, 2:27 PM from Manila Bulletin In line with its warning of thin power supply during the summer months, system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is being required by the […]
January 14, 2022

DOE: Local power plants have enough coal supply

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 13, 2022 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) said it was assured by power plants that they have sufficient supply of coal for more than a month following Jakarta’s decision to ban the […]
August 26, 2021

DOE mandates DUs to submit updated distribution dev’t plans

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 26, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is mandating all distribution utilities (DUs) to submit their updated Distribution Development Plan (DDP) that shall factor in supply-demand as well as […]
July 6, 2021

At least 3 coal plants cease operations

By Jordeene B. Lagare – July 5, 2021 from The Manila Times At least three coal-fired power plant projects in the provinces of Cebu and Quezon have discontinued operations, according to the Department of Energy (DoE). In a correspondence, Mario Marasigan, director of the DoE’s Electric […]