January 7, 2022

DOE approves 10% tax rate for RE developers

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 6, 2022, 3:33 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has finally cemented the policy that will grant 10-percent corporate tax rate for project-developers in the renewable energy (RE) sector. Department of […]
January 7, 2022

DOE urged to ensure ample coal supply to prevent summer brownouts

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 6, 2022, 2:45 PM from Manila Bulletin With the coal export ban being enforced now by the Indonesian government, the Department of Energy (DOE) is prodded on a contingency measure to ensure sufficient coal […]
January 3, 2022

NEA suspends officials of Benguet Electric Coop

By Myrna M. Velasco – January 2, 2022, 10:10 PM from Manila Bulletin The board of administrators of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has enforced 90-day suspension to the board of directors as well as officials of the Benguet Electric […]
December 31, 2021

Dinginin plant’s operation boosts election power supply

By Myrna M. Velasco – December 31, 2021, 3:14 PM from Manila Bulletin The recent approval granted by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on the license for the commercial operations of the 724.965-megawatt GNPower Dinginin (GNPD) thermal generating plant will […]