February 19, 2018

The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 18, 2018, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is seriously considering a ‘zonal auction’ or “based on location’ bidding of renewable energy (RE) projects that shall be qualified under the […]
December 30, 2017

RE won’t burden consumers

 By Alena Mae S. Flores – December 28, 2017 at 06:51 pm from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Thursday allayed concerns the pursuit of clean and c will burden electricity consumers. “The RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standards) for On-Grid rules outlined various safety […]
November 29, 2017

Govt urged to scrutinize proposed rules on sourcing renewable energy

By Lenie Lectura – November 26, 2017 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) “strongly recommends” a deferment of the implementation of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) until further comprehensive studies on the feasibility and necessity of such policy mechanism is conducted. […]
November 8, 2017

DOE crafts incentives for RE installations in off-grid islands

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 7, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DOE) is working on a formula that will incentivize deployments of renewable energy (RE) technologies along off-grid domains via the renewable portfolio standards (RPS) […]