January 16, 2021

DOE moves to avert ‘summer brownouts’

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 15, 2021, 2:43 PM from Manila Bulletin With plant shutdowns bringing power grids to breaking points again, the Department of Energy (DOE) nudged power plant owners to re-align their maintenance activities to avoid brownouts […]
January 15, 2021

First Balfour bags EPC deal for EDC plant in Albay

By Jordeene B. Lagare – January 15, 2021 from The Manila Times First Balfour Inc. has won the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Lopez-led Energy Development Corp.’s (EDC) 23-megawatt Palayan Binary geothermal power plant project in Manito town, […]
January 15, 2021

Household electrification rate hits 92.96% in Oct. — DoE

By Angelica Y. Yang – January 14, 2021 | 7:46 pm from Business World THE household electrification rate was 92.96% as of October, equivalent to 23.23 million households with access to power, the Department of Energy (DoE) said, citing data […]
January 15, 2021

Interface of IT platform for energy projects’ permitting targeted this year

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 15, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The interface of the information technology (IT) platform for the permitting of energy projects under the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) is targeted for completion this year, […]