DoE seeks help in mapping new energy sources
The Department of Energy (DoE) plans to seek the help of multilateral agencies like the Asian Development Bank and US Agency for International Development in identifying potential sources of renewable...
View ArticleTrans-Asia Oil junks heat waste study
Phinma-led Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. has shelved plans to invest in a venture that will look into the feasibility of a “heat waste project” in the Philippines, as it intends to focus...
View Article6 firms vie for 200-MW allocation for wind projects
At least six wind developers have submitted their declarations of commerciality before the Department of Energy (DoE) in the hopes of being allowed to secure fixed tariff rates for their projects.
View ArticleThai firm mulls over wind power in Mindoro
Electricity Generating Public Co. Ltd. (Egco) of Thailand is conducting due diligence for a possible investment in a wind power project in Oriental Mindoro as part of expansion efforts in the Philippines.
View ArticleGov’t to change renewable energy mix
The Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to reallocate the installation targets among the renewable energy sources in favor of the more expensive solar and wind power projects.
View ArticleWind power sector gets boost from ADB
The Asian Development Bank has granted a $500,000 technical assistance to the Philippine government to promote and build the country’s wind power generation capacity under the bank’s Quantum Leap in...
View ArticlePetroEnergy to start Aklan wind power venture
Publicly listed PetroEnergy Resources Corp. intends to start by 2013 initial works on its 50-megawatt Nabas wind power project in Aklan.
View ArticleEDC to expand Luzon, Mindanao plants
Energy Development Corp. (EDC), the country’s largest producer of geothermal energy, may invest as much as $375 million—roughly P15.4 billion at the prevailing exchange rate—for the expansion of power...
View ArticleWind projects in Ilocos Norte, Rizal get DOE certifications
Local power developers Energy Development Corp. and Alternergy Wind One Corp. secured from the Department of Energy last Friday the “declaration of commerciality” for their wind power projects in Luzon.
View ArticleMore wind, solar projects eyed
The government is considering approving new wind and solar power projects that will boost renewable energy (RE) development and curb the country’s reliance on imported oil, according to the Department...
View ArticleNGCP steps up transmission line project in Ilocos Sur
Sy-led National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it would build six towers for the new San Esteban–Laoag 230-kV transmission line project inside the Northern Luzon Hill National Park in...
View ArticlePhesi Puerto Galera wind project gets green light
Philippine Hybrid Energy Systems Inc. (Phesi) is set to proceed with the first phase (16 MW) of the wind project in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro.
View ArticleTrans-Asia unit secures P4.3-B loan for wind farm
Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp.’s unit has signed a combined P4.3-billion project financing facility for its 54-megawatt (MW) wind farm project in San Lorenzo, Guimaras province. In a...
View ArticleWWF backs push for more wind power
Environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is supporting efforts to increase wind power allocation in the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme that gives incentives to renewable energy investments in...
View ArticleAyala wind projects get FIT
The Ayala group’s two wind power projects have qualified for renewable energy (RE) incentives under the feed-in-tariff (FIT) scheme.
View ArticleLT Group expands to energy
TYCOON Lucio Tan-led conglomerate LT Group Inc. (LTG) is looking to diversify its revenue stream and debut in the energy sector with a potential investment in an 80-megawatt wind farm in Pililla, Rizal.
View ArticleEnergy mix policy sought vs. power price spikes
Power generator First Gen Corporation is urging government to formulate an energy mix policy that would help shield consumers from price surges affecting specific power plant fuels. First Gen — the...
View ArticleChinese firm eyes $500-M clean energy deal in Ilocos
A Chinese firm and a Singapore-based consortium have unveiled plans to build what could be the single largest renewable energy project in the country to date—a $500-million wind and solar power...
View ArticleAC Energy seeks wind power deals in Vietnam
NINH THUAN, Vietnam— The Ayala group’s AC Energy is finalizing deals for wind power projects that need to be up and running in two and a half years, following its rush to build solar power plants here....
View ArticleRoad map to advance wind power pushed
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the United Nations are pushing for the advancement of offshore wind power with a road map intended to clear obstacles for such projects. According to the World...
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