12 AUGUST 2011 in Inquirer.Net
Gov’t urged to speed up renewable energy program
A lawmaker on Friday urged the Aquino administration to speed up efforts in implementing the mechanisms provided under the Renewable Energy Act, noting that any delay would cost the country.

10 AUGUST 2011 in Malaya Business Insight
Euro chamber hits renewable energy flip-flop
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) yesterday assailed the Board of Investments (BOI) for calling for a slowdown in tapping renewable energy because of its higher costs.

09 AUGUST 2011 in Inquirer.Net
Gov’t warned against flip-flopping stand on RE
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and the European National Chambers have expressed apprehension over the stand of the Board of Investments (BoI) regarding the country’s push for renewable energy development.

08 AUGUST 2011 in Inquirer.Net
Osmeña: Power rates won't go down
SILAY CITY -- Senator Sergio Osmeña III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, admitted that the cost of power in the country would not go down because 75 percent of the country’s sources of power are dependent on imported fuels.

08 AUGUST 2011 in Inquirer.Net
Turn away from coal for power needs, gov’t urged
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines has added its voice to the chorus lamenting the government’s increasing dependence on coal for the country’s energy needs, warning that this would become too costly for consumers.

06 AUGUST 2011 in PhilStar
BOI nixes tariff perks for renewable energy projects
MANILA, Philippines - Trade Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BOI) managing director Cristino Panlilio has urged the government to reconsider the granting of tariff incentives to renewable energy (RE) projects due to the possible increase in the country’s electricity rates.

01 AUGUST 2011 in Manila Bulletin
Renewable Energy
MANILA, Philippines — The country should now get serious about tapping renewable energy (RE).

28 JULY 2011 in The Manila Times
Philippines seen as renewable energy hub
LAHUG, CEBU CITY: BESIDES a cleaner environment and lower fuel import bills, the Philippines also stand to gain from improved know-how in renewable energy once green power projects kick in, according to an official of First Gen Corp.

28 JULY 2011 in Manila Standard Today
PHL eyed as renewable energy center
LAHUG, Cebu City—The Philippines can be a hub of renewable energy expertise and become a global leader once pending projects are implemented, an industry official said Wednesday.

28 JULY 2011 in Manila Bulletin
Investment in renewable energy urged
MANILA, Philippines — An international conservation group Thursday reiterated the significance of investing in renewable energy (RE) in the Philippines to avert the impact of continuous increase in fuel prices.

28 JULY 2011 in Inquirer.Net
WWF-Philippines call for more renewable energy in Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines—The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) is pushing for the diversification of the power generation mix in Mindanao to include more renewable energy sources.

09 JUNE 2011 in Business World Online
W. Visayas warned of power shortage in two to three years
ILOILO CITY -- The rapid expansion of business activity in Western Visayas will put the region’s power supply in a precarious situation in two to three years unless enough new generation plants are built, business leaders here warned.

13 APRIL 2011 in Manila Bulletin
DoE cancels 30-MW biomass project given go-signal by Palawan
MANILA, Philippines – A service contract for a 30-megawatt biomass power project by a Korean firm was among the renewable energy (RE) deals cancelled by the Department of Energy (DoE), but a bizarre twist happened after its Palawan host community gave go-signal for its implementation.

23 MARCH 2011 in Manila Bulletin
Feed-in tariff allowance sked for RE moved to 2012
MANILA, Philippines – It is still a long way to go for renewable energy developers who are waiting for the actual implementation of the feed-in- tariff allowance (FIT-ALL) or the levelized subsidy that will underpin investments in the sector.

07 MARCH 2011 in Inquirer.net
Meeting the millennium challenges
The month of March, being Women’s Month, is proving to be another busy month for women as well as the ever-hopeful advocates for ecological integrity in our ailing planet. The activities lined up this week are centered on meeting the millennium challenges by achieving the goals of poverty alleviation and building a low-carbon economy and resilient communities to respond to the grave effects of climate change.

06 NOVEMBER 2010 in Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
DoE seeks new extension for feed-in-tariff filing
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy-sanctioned National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) has sought another one-month extension for its filing of the levelized feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All), or the subsidy scheme that will underpin investments in the renewable energy (RE) sector.

07 AUGUST 2010 in Inquirer.Net
Hydropower no longer reliable for Mindanao, says ADB expert
The Asian Development Bank said it will continue to support more renewable energy projects in Mindanao in the next three to four years but added that hydropower might not be among them.

24 JULY 2010 in Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
ERC - Subsidy for RE via feed-in-tariff stretched to 20 years
The subsidy to be borne by consumers via the feed-in-tariff (FIT) component to be reflected in the electric bills for emerging renewable energy (RE) technologies will be stretched to 20 years, according to the rules issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

29 JUNE 2010 in GMA NEWS.TV
Power crisis looms over Luzon in 2011 — energy expert
The subsidy to be borne by consumers via the feed-in-tariff (FIT) component to be reflected in the electric bills for emerging renewable energy (RE) technologies will be stretched to 20 years, according to the rules issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

28 JUNE 2010 in Philippine Daily Inquirer
Power supply in Metro, Luzon remains critical - National Grid
The power situation in Metro Manila and provinces in Luzon remained critical due to a power supply deficit that reached 125 megawatts (MW) as of Monday afternoon, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

09 APRIL 2010 in The Philippine Star
Power rates up this month
The power situation in Metro Manila and provinces in Luzon remained critical due to a power supply deficit that reached 125 megawatts (MW) as of Monday afternoon, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

FEBRUARY 2010 in The Philippine Star
Rotating BLACKOUTS expected to return to the Philippines
Rotating blackouts are back, and not just in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon. The blackouts are threatening to stall the economic engine in the Visayas and dampening investments in Mindanao.