May 26, 2018

Gov’t agencies prodded on 30-day energy projects’ approval

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 25, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With the full enforcement of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 30, government agencies – including local government units (LGUs) – are required to formally flesh out […]
May 23, 2018

P52-B Vis-Min transmission system gets nod (‘Energy project of national significance’)

By Myrna M. Velasco – May 22, 2018, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin The Energy Investment Coordinating Council (EICC) has approved the P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection Project (VMIP) of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as the first major […]
April 29, 2018

DOE widens coverage of EO on shortened project approval

By Myrna M. Velasco – April 28, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin A supplemental edict issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) has widened the coverage of energy projects that shall be covered by streamlined permitting processes under Executive […]
February 24, 2018

NGCP’s Vis-Min link among them DOE evaluating 10 projects for streamlined processing

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated February 23, 2018, 5:55 PM from Manila Bulletin Transmission firm-concessionaire National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has formally filed an application with the Department of Energy (DOE) on getting its P52-billion Visayas-Mindanao Interconnection […]