January 26, 2024

Gov’t energy efficiency program seen generating P2 billion worth of savings

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – January 25, 2024 | 8:32 pm from Business World MOREPOWER.COM.PH THE Department of Energy (DoE) said the accelerated Government Energy Management Program (GEMP) will generate savings of as much as P2 billion in electricity and […]
January 26, 2024

Power generators asked to explain high level of unscheduled outages

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – January 24, 2024 | 8:36 pm from Business World BW FILE PHOTO THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said on Wednesday that it has asked some generation companies (GenCos) to explain why their unplanned outages have […]
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 […]