Tag: power generation
Energizing the country
Energy is one of the earmarks of modern living and convenience. Most households and businesses rely on it to run appliances and office equipment....
Developments in actualizing the country’s future electric power sector masterplan
Last year, several yellow alerts and occasional red alerts were issued in the Luzon grid, causing unexpected shutdown of power plants and eventually great...
A blueprint for a powered future
The Department of Energy (DoE) has set a grand plan back in 2017, named the Philippine Energy Plan 2017-2040 (PEP), aimed towards preparing the...
Setting the bar high in powering Filipino communities
It has only been over a year since former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio L. Singson took up the role...
Meralco seeks rate hike amid higher excise tax on coal
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is asking the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for provisional authority to adjust the price of electricity in its power supply...
How reliant is the Philippines on renewable energy?
By Christine Joyce S. Castañeda, Senior Researcher
Renewable energy resources — which include geothermal, hydropower, biomass, solar and wind — accounted for 25% of the...
ERC extends 3 firms’ certificates of compliance
TWO power generation companies and an electric cooperative have secured an extension of their respective certificates of compliance (CoC) from the Energy Regulatory Commission...
