The Department of Energy will proceed with the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5) within the third quarter, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said Monday, days after the agency suspended proceedings under the program to align its timelines with project readiness.

The Department of Energy (DOE) expects diesel and kerosene prices to increase this week as renewed Middle East tensions continue to pressure global oil prices, while gasoline may either roll back or rise slightly.

Consumer advocacy group ILAW Pilipinas is calling on the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to revise its performance evaluation system for electric cooperatives (ECs), arguing that the current framework does not reflect the quality of service experienced by consumers.

THE COUNTRY’S largest integrated solar and battery project has begun supplying electricity to the Luzon grid after the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) cleared an initial 750 megawatts (MW) of capacity for testing and commissioning, the Department of Energy (DoE) said on Monday.

MANILA – Koloma Inc. has commenced a 2D seismic survey in Bugallon, Pangasinan to map subsurface geological structures and identify potential native hydrogen-bearing formations, the Department of Energy (DOE) said Monday.

Global solar technology provider Trinasolar said it has supplied more than 55,000 solar modules for the 36.65-megawatt peak (MWp) RASLAG 4 Solar Power Plant in Pampanga, supporting the expansion of utility-scale renewable energy capacity in the Philippines.

Pole line hardware manufacturer Jocelyn Forge Inc. has tapped COREnergy as the retail electricity supplier for four operating companies under its group, covering facilities in Bulacan with a combined contracted capacity of 2.83 megawatts through 2028.

Corinthian Gardens Homeowners Association (HOA) has signed a Retail Supply Contract (RSC) with Mabuhay Energy Corporation (MECO), marking what the company described as the Philippines’ first comprehensive, community-wide transition to a Retail Electricity Supplier (RES) under the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).

The Department of Energy (DOE) revamped its clean energy bidding program, expanding the installation targets for waste-to-energy projects while temporarily halting its offshore wind auction to adjust for grid and regulatory bottlenecks.

The Department of Energy has officially resumed the special auction round for waste-to-energy projects under the Green Energy Auction Program, with the bidding proper scheduled for Oct. 13.