First Gen Corporation is on track to complete its 120-megawatt Aya pumped-storage project in Nueva Ecija by the fourth quarter of 2026, as part of its efforts to expand its hydropower portfolio.

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has adopted a modified administered price (MAP) for the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) meant to manage high electricity prices and ensure grid stability given the geopolitical conflict between the US, Israel and Iran.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has moved to strengthen coordination with power generators as it works on interim market rules during the continued suspension of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).

THE energy sector, particularly renewable energy, accounted for the largest share of investment approvals in the Philippines in the first two months of 2026, as total cleared projects reached P47 billion, according to the Board of Investments (BOI).

THE Department of Energy (DOE) has moved to fast-track net metering applications, requiring distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs) to process within 10 working days, and three working days for local governments (LGUs).

THE Department of Energy (DOE)—Department of Justice (DOJ) Task Force will reconvene to jointly enforce the newly-issued operating guidelines against hoarding in the downstream oil industry during a State of National Energy Emergency (SNEE).

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Sunday warned the public against spreading fake news about energy security, supply, or pricing amid the soaring fuel prices caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

The war in the Middle East is being fought with weapons, but its wider consequences are economic. It is also another entirely predictable shock that exposes a deeper vulnerability: our continued dependence on fossil fuels.

ANALYSTS warned the Philippines risks weakening its sea claims if it revives joint energy exploration talks with China without strictly anchoring any arrangement on a 2016 arbitral ruling that voided Beijing’s expansive claims in the South China Sea.

THE Philippines’ top diplomatic and energy officials met Iranian Ambassador to Manila Yousef Esmaeilzadeh following the instruction of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to request the safe passage of Philippine-bound oil shipment in the Strait of Hormuz.