The government’s pursuit of the highest financial offer may inadvertently trigger the Philippines’ most expensive energy failure
Repeated power interruptions have drawn concern from domestic and international clients about Cebu’s capability to support business needs, possibly affecting future transactions and partnerships, says a business leader
Energy officials say power barges and battery energy storage systems can address the imbalance in power supply and demand in the Visayas
This is now the second straight large price increase, as the government considers suspending excise taxes on LPG and kerosene again
‘Let’s brace ourselves for possible increases pa rin,’ Energy Secretary Sharon Garin says as the Department of Energy certifies that Dubai crude price averaged $99.41 per barrel from August 13 to September 11
(1st UPDATE) Leviste faces a warrant over alleged violation of the Public Service Act. The bail is set at P72,000.
Natural gas can provide useful mid-merit and balancing services. That capability does not justify a uniform gas procurement across grids with different supply conditions and cost structures.
Climate and energy groups claim that privatization will fail to resolve the power crisis and will instead compound the cooperative’s existing debt
While the VAT removal is still welcome relief, expect savings to be modest as the much larger underlying system loss charge is unlikely to disappear from electricity bills anytime soon