January 19, 2024

Early coal-fired plant retirement seen significantly reducing PHL emissions

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – January 18, 2024 | 9:30 am from Business World THE early retirement of coal-fired power plants could prevent 290 metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) from the Philippines’ annual emissions, a climate data advocacy group […]
November 8, 2023

DOE to hold bidding for microgrid service provider

By Alena Mae S. Flores – November 7, 2023, 7:45 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) launched the bidding for microgrid service provider (MGSP) that will serve 98 unserved and underserved areas. It said in a statement the […]
November 6, 2023

DOE expects 2 new geothermal plants to start operations soon

By Alena Mae S. Flores – November 5, 2023, 7:15 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) expects two geothermal power projects to be completed by the end of the year. It identified the projects as the 17-megawatt Tiwi […]
October 18, 2023

DOE asks Meralco to hold bidding for cancelled power supply contracts

By Alena Mae S. Flores – October 17, 2023, 8:40 pm from manilastandard.net The Department of Energy (DOE) asked power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to revise its power supply procurement plan to include competitive selection process (CSP) or bidding […]