The Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday, Oct. 8, clarified that all electric vehicles (EVs) are exempt from the number coding scheme following an erroneous citation issued by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) system.

THE ORDER backlog among major suppliers of gas turbines is expected to hamper Philippine plans to transition its energy industry to liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said.

POWER DISTRIBUTOR Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects a rise in its generation charge this month, as the peso’s depreciation is seen to drive up the cost of power purchased from its suppliers.

Church leaders, local government officials, indigenous peoples, civil society organizations and communities on Mindoro island are pushing for a full transition to renewable energy (RE) to resolve the island’s chronic power instability, which they link to its reliance on fossil fuels.

ABOITIZ Power Corp. (AboitizPower) said on Tuesday that Aboitiz Upgrade Solar, Inc. had been tapped by electronics manufacturing firm TDK Philippines Corp. to install a 5.65-megawatt-peak (MWp) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system across TDK’s manufacturing plant in Laguna.

The average price of power on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) declined 33.8 percent to P3.04 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in September, the lowest in the last seven months, from P4.59 per kWh the previous month, the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said Monday.

ROBINSONS LAND CORP. (RLC) aims to increase the share of renewable energy (RE) in its total power consumption to as much as 30% by 2030 as part of a broader push to integrate sustainability measures across its developments.

MANILA, Philippines — Electricity prices in the country’s spot market fell to a seven-month low in September, driven by higher supply margins, with the Luzon rate dipping below P3 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

RASLAG Corp. on Monday awarded Greencity Energy Philippines Inc. the contract to serve as owner’s engineer for its subsidiary RASLAG Liwayway Inc.’s 100-megawatt (MW) solar power project, which includes a battery energy storage system (BESS).

The Department of Energy will exempt the first commercially developed and operated nuclear power plant (NPP) in the Philippines from the competitive selection process (CSP) or bidding, releasing a comprehensive framework for integrating nuclear energy into the country’s power generation mix.