July 20, 2017

DOE’s ‘Causers Pay Policy Program’ to start within the year

By Lenie Lectura – July 19, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) will no longer allow “negligent and incompetent” power-industry players to pass on to consumers the additional costs incurred in sourcing higher priced electricity when a power outage occurs. […]
July 19, 2017

EDC says electricity output in Leyte up

by Alena Mae S. Flores – July 18, 2017 at 08:16 pm from Manila Standard Today Geothermal energy leader Energy Development Corp. has restored its marshaling station in Leyte, enabling the delivery of an aggregate 200 megawatts from the Malitbog […]
July 19, 2017

Duterte seeks new guidelines on ECCs for energy projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 17, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin President Rodrigo R. Duterte is requiring the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to submit new guidelines on the approval and issuance of environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) […]
July 17, 2017

6 firms eye hydropower projects in Laguna Lake

By Lenie Lectura – July 16, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy has received interests from six firms that want to put up pumped storage hydropower projects in Laguna. Mario Marasigan, director of Renewable Energy Management Bureau, said Laguna de Bay […]