Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras is pushing for the collection of the universal charges that will allow the government to pay P139-billion wo
Read MorePSALM cites limited supply, high operating costs State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) will not extend by another
Read MoreDISCOUNTED POWER RATES for ecozone locators should be allowed to expire next month as scheduled, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management
Read MoreTHE ENERGY joint venture between Ayala Corp. and Phinma Corp. units has bagged a P9-billion loan from three banks for a coal power plant project in
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — SN Aboitiz Power Corporation (SNAP) is planning to build hydroelectric plants in Quezon province and Nueva Vizcaya to produce
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Philippines B.V. (EMEPP) is still studying if it would push through with its drilling ac
Read MoreExporters currently holding fort in the Philippines are now looking at moving to China or Vietnam as high electricity rates in the country cause the
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT will study the proposed extension of preferential power rates for businesses in economic zones (ecozones), officials told reporters o
Read MoreEnergy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras has assured power-generation companies that the implementation of the open access and retail competition sch
Read MoreSALE of coal exploration contracts, initially targeted for this month, have been set for December as the Energy department is still finalizing the l
Read MoreTHE DECLARATION of open access in the power sector -- set for Dec. 26 this year -- will be moved back to a still to be determined date, an Energy Re
Read MoreThe Lopez-led First Gen Corp. has begun looking for new sources of natural gas abroad as its existing supply contracts for the 1,000-megawatt Sta. R
Read MoreSN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) Benguet Inc. will fully commission on Tuesday the 105-megawatt Ambuklao hydroelectric power plant after the company rehabili
Read MoreThe controversial feed-in-tariff rates may be more beneficial for consumers in the long run as these will insulate them from the continued spikes in
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Trade and Industry secretary Gregory L. Domingo has categorically said that renewable energy (RE) projects will no longer be e
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. P-Noy was correct to reject an offer from Petron for the government to reacquire the oil refinery in Limay, Bataan
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The proposed feed-in-tariff (FIT) will generate net savings of P129.8 billion over its initial 20-year period, a top official
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Over 15 million Filipinos still have no access to electricity, joining roughly 170 million more in the East Asia-Pacific regio
Read MorePlan calls for additional investments of P240M PTT Philippines Corp., a subsidiary of Thailand’s largest oil firm, is increasing its investments an
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—President Aquino on Tuesday turned down Petron’s offer to sell back to the government its Bataan refinery, a proposal that the o
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