June 19, 2017

Contingency measures sought as Malampaya undergoes repair

By Myrna M. Velasco – June 18, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin As the Malampaya gas production facility will undergo another round of scheduled maintenance next month and in September, the Department of Energy (DOE) is now engaging critical stakeholders […]
June 19, 2017

DOE clears 8 power projects

By Lenie Lectura – June 18, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared eight power projects, including three from a unit of San Miguel Corp. (SMC), for the conduct of a grid impact study. A clearance for the conduct […]
June 19, 2017

Shakeup in energy sector: Stakeholders highlight need to keep Epira, with some provisions revised

By Lenie Lectura – June 18, 2017  from Business Mirror Sixteen years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001 was enacted into law, industry stakeholders observed more private-sector involvement in the energy industry, ushering in new power projects that […]
June 17, 2017

RE policy vacuum worries industry players

By Myrna M. Velasco –  June 16, 2017, 10:01 PM from Manila Bulletin Investors have been losing sleep for what they now see as lingering ‘policy vacuum’ in the renewable energy (RE) sector because of delayed government actions on key […]