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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The opening of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant may be tackled in the 35th Association of South East Asian Nations Ministers on Energy Meeting. According to Department of Energy Undersecretary Felix Fuentebella, the Philippines is still in the process of determining whether the Philippines will support a nuclear policy. He clarified that there are still many steps to be undertaken before the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant could be […]
(Eagle News) – Posibleng sa katapusan ng buwan o sa Agosto maibabalik ang supply ng kuryente sa Leyte, Samar at Bohol. Ayon sa Department of Energy (DOE), maraming nasirang transformers bunsod ng malakas na lindol na naganap sa Visayas noong nakaraang linggo. Una nang tinarget na maibalik ang power supply sa mga nasabing lalawigan noong Miyerkules, July 13. Pero nasa 160 megawatts lamang ang maibabalik na enerhiya, na 55% lang ng total demand para sa tatlong […]
(Eagle News) — Three major agreements were signed by Philippines and China after the expanded bilateral meetings between President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jin Ping that renewed the two countries friendship and deepened bilateral ties. The agreements were on economic and technical cooperation, human resource development, and energy cooperation. The signing was done at the Great Hall of the People on Monday, May 15. The first to be signed was the Agreement on Economic […]
TAGUIG CITY — With the downtrend in the international contract price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the Department of Energy-Oil Industry Management Bureau (DOE-OIMB) announced a possible rollback in the price of an 11-kilogram LPG cylinder. Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said that the rollback of $9/MT could translate to a P0.36/kg; or a possible P4-reduction per 11kg LPG cylinder. He said the possible reduction was based on their international price monitoring—the contract price for March amounts […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Energy assured the public that there is an ample power supply in face of the impending maintenance shutdown of the Malampaya natural gas facility. The maintenance shutdown will start on January 20 and will last until February 16. According to Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the maintenance shutdown should not directly affect the electricity supply and that the DOE has laid down preparations in order to protect the consumers […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinagpauna na ng Department of Enegy (DOE) ang nakaambang pagtaas ng singil sa kuryente sa susunod na taon dahil sa “Maintenance Shutdown” na ipatutupad ng malampaya gas-to-power facility. Ayon sa DOE, aabutin ng piso bawat kilowatt-hour ang magiging dagdag sa electricity bills ng mga consumers. Sinabi ni Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi na ang piso kada kilowatt hour (kwh) na dagdag-singil ay ipapatong sa generation cost batay sa Manila Electric Company (Meralco) […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Energy countered its earlier statement, now saying that the DOE is not sure that the May 9 election will be “brown-out free”. Energy Secretary Zenaida Monsada said that the DOE is doing all that it can to guarantee that there will be a sufficient energy supply during the elections and that there are no problems in the Luzon Grid. Monsada defended that the government does not control electric […]
(Eagle News) — The government said it would work to ensure adequate and uninterrupted electric power supply, especially during the election period. Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., said this was the objective of the Department of Energy (DOE). “Ang objective ng DOE (Department of Energy) ay talagang zero disruption, one week before and one week after May 9 — ito ang talagang ideal situation na kanilang nilalayong matamo. No power interruption one week before […]
TAGUIG CITY, Apr. 12 — The Department of Energy (DOE) remains keen on ensuring that power supply in the country will be adequate, reliable, and stable for the entire summer period—especially during the general elections. “Our team is currently assessing the power supply situation by closely coordinating with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and the power plant owners and operators in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to make sure that the generating facilities which are […]
Good news for motorists as there would be a rollback of petroleum product prices this week. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), there would be a five centavo rollback per liter of diesel while a thirty centavo rollback for gasoline. The DOE also clarified that the said rollback could still change due to the continued political unrest in Yemen. Petroleum companies recently rolled back the prices of their products last week after the price […]
Senator Sonny Angara proposed the installation of solar panels for every public schools that still lacks electrical supply. Said proposed law will oblige the Department of Education and Department of Energy to install solar panels that will provide much needed electricity for the use of equipment like computers that will help students in their lessons.
According to Department of Energy Secretary (DOE) Jericho Petilla, Luzon may experience two-hour rotating brownouts due to shortage in the power supply and higher demands for electricity this summer.
