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 […]
January 16, 2024

Dearth of microgrid bidders blamed on lack of time to prepare proposals

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – January 14, 2024 | 7:54 pm from Business World THE Department of Energy (DoE) said the lack of time for potential proponents to prepare project proposals was behind the first auction for microgrid systems attracting […]
January 13, 2024

PHL-Indonesia energy agreement should focus on RE — think tank

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – January 11, 2024 | 9:09 pm from Business World ENHANCED energy cooperation between the Philippines and Indonesia should focus on exploring for renewable energy (RE), an energy think tank said. “Both countries have high potential […]
January 4, 2024

DoE blames metering problems for low lifeline rate registration

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – January 2, 2024 | 8:30 pm from Business World BW FILE PHOTO THE Department of Energy (DoE) said registration for the lifeline rate program has been hindered by the practice of several households sharing power […]