September 26, 2020

DOE awards FIT incentives to biomass, hydro projects

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 25, 2020, 1:21 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) has started awarding the last batch of degressed feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives to qualified biomass and run-of-river hydropower projects that reached commercial operations […]
July 31, 2020

Cusi orders RE blueprint for 20,000 megawatts fast-tracked

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 30, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Renewable Energy Management Bureau (REMB) of the Department of Energy (DOE) has been directed to speed up the crafting of the investment blueprint for the targeted […]
July 3, 2020

DOE sets geothermal, hydro projects’ bidding

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 2, 2020, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is scheduling a bid round for service contracts that shall be awarded for five (5) geothermal and 18 hydropower projects through open […]
February 24, 2020

Calibrating Our RE FIT Strategy for Achieving our Clean Energy Goals

Heeding the Expensive Lessons of the DOE’s FIT Program David Celestra Tan, MSK 21 February 2020 After the first and second wave of about 2,000mw of Renewable Energy projects enticed by super generous Feed-In-Tariff rates, the RE industry lost its […]