Author Archives: LM Staff

DOE lauds price cap on electricity prices in Visayas, Mindanao

MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) has backed a regulatory shift to impose regional...

Electric cooperatives support EPIRA amendment

The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (PHILRECA) has supported calls to amend the Electric Power...

Alternergy plans P2-B fundraising for renewable energy projects

RENEWABLE ENERGY producer Alternergy Holdings Corp. plans to raise P2 billion through green fixed-rate notes...

Zero-system loss target to be phased in gradually to avoid stress on power co-ops

THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it hopes to bring system losses to zero eventually,...

DOE to auction 3,840 MW of mid-merit gas capacity

The Department of Energy (DOE) will auction 3,840 megawatts (MW) of mid-merit gas-fired power capacity...

Semirara Mining questions draft order governing coal contract bidding

Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has raised legal, constitutional and operational objections to a...

Dubai crude breach opens path to possible fuel tax reduction

The Department of Energy (DOE) has formally certified that the one-month average price of Dubai...

Energy chief pushes household protection, regional cooperation at APEC meeting

Energy Secretary Sharon Garin called for stronger action to protect households and livelihoods from energy...

DOE maps 775 MW power pipeline for Panay through 2030

The Department of Energy (DOE) is advancing a 775-megawatt (MW) generation pipeline for Panay through...

Bishops seek suspension of SOCOTECO II board over Ignite Power JVA

Two Catholic bishops have asked the Office of the Ombudsman to suspend members of the...