August 20, 2021

DOE sets 10% income tax rate for renewable energy investors

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 19, 2021, 4:14 PM from Manila Bulletin Following consultations with the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the Department of Energy (DOE) said it will issue a circular to […]
September 7, 2020

Many power distributors unfamiliar with net metering

By Jordeene B. Lagare – September 7, 2020 from The Manila Times THE implementation of net metering program, a scheme wherein an electricity end-user who owns a renewable energy (RE) facility to sell excess electricity to the distribution utility (DU), […]
February 17, 2020

DOE sets 20,000-MW target for RE by 2040

By Jordeene B. Lagare – February 17, 2020 from The Manila Times THE Department of Energy (DoE) is targeting another 20,000 megawatts (MW) in renewable energy (RE) by 2040, in line with the government’s long-term vision of eliminating poverty in […]
September 4, 2019

DoE backs FiT rate extension for small river hydro projects

By Victor V. Saulon – September 2, 2019 | 10:53 pm from Business World THE Energy department is supporting the extension of the feed-in tariff (FiT) rate for small hydroelectric power projects until developers have fully taken up all the […]