August 7, 2024

DOE wants shorter than three-months SIS process for power projects

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Aug 6, 2024 07:02 AM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE According to system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the SIS serves as a “critical assessment that determines the capacity of the […]
August 5, 2024

DOE engaging JICA for inventory of new sites for hydropower projects

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Aug 5, 2024 06:37 AM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE The hydropower site survey is among the strategic partnerships being pursued with the Japanese government on the area of energy cooperation – and that […]
July 30, 2024

PSALM life extension to prevent transfer of P300-B debt to nat’l government

BY MYRNA M. VELASCO – Jul 29, 2024 11:45 AM from Manila Bulletin AT A GLANCE Stretching the corporate existence of PSALM is among the key amendments being pushed in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), one of the […]
July 25, 2024

Electricity backbone covers entire nation

By TDT – Jul 25, 2024, 02:00 (FILES) Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla (Photo courtesy of DoE) The Marcos administration was able to fast-track the completion of transmission line projects that will stabilize the power situation and reduce the electricity rates […]