June 3, 2021

PHL installed RE capacity rose in Q1

BY LENIE LECTURA – JUNE 3, 2021 from Business Mirror In photo: Energy Development Corp.’s 150-megawatt Burgos wind power project in Ilocos Norte The country’s total renewable energy (RE) installed capacity in the first quarter rose to 5,695.82 megawatts (MW) […]
May 25, 2021

Industry lobby bats for ‘clean coal’ role in achieving net zero

By Angelica Y. Yang – May 23, 2021 | 6:22 pm from Business World REUTERS GOVERNMENTS must consider all available technologies, including advances in “clean coal,” in their strategies for achieving net-zero emissions, a UK-based coal industry group said last […]
April 15, 2021

RE market operations for off-grid still frozen

By Angelica Y. Yang – April 13, 2021 | 9:52 pm from Business World THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) said Tuesday that commercial renewable energy (RE) market operations for off-grid areas remain suspended. The renewable energy market allows for the […]
March 25, 2021

Regulator says power distributors need to tap more renewable energy to meet 2040 target

By Angelica Y. Yang – March 24, 2021 | 8:12 pm from Business World AN ENERGY regulator said distribution utilities need to tap more power from renewable sources if the Philippines is to meet the projected goal of a 55.8% […]