January 2, 2021

Energy sales of electric coops increase by 3% in 3rd quarter

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 2, 2021, 6:40 AM from Manila Bulletin In what could be an indication of rebound in electricity demand, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported that the energy sales of electric cooperatives (ECs) had been […]
December 31, 2020

DOE extends FIT incentive for hydro power ‘indefinitely’

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 31, 2020, 6:30 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has green-lighted ‘indefinite extension’ on the award of feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives for run-of-river (ROR) hydropower projects that will be pursued by renewable […]
December 31, 2020

FIT-All rate increase for RE to greet consumers

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 31, 2020, 5:00 AM from Manila Bulletin Electricity consumers will be greeted with a “Happy New Year rate hike” as they will need to pay more as subsidy to renewable energy (RE) projects via […]
December 28, 2020

Hike in RE installations uncertain

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 28, 2020, 6:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has forthrightly stated that it has not given any approval yet to the proposal of the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) to […]