Brownouts may affect 1.3 million homes amid high fuel costs Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 30 04:41 PM Over a million households, mostly in remote areas, may experience rotating power outages this year as the National Power Corporation struggles to pay its fuel bills. Read more »
NGCP sees thin power reserves for majority of 2023 Alvin Elchico, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 13 03:22 PM The National Grid Corp of the Philippines on Friday said that there could be thin power reserves or yellow alert in 7 months out of the entire year. Read more »
DOE says PH-China agreed only to ‘resume talks’ on oil explo Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 09 03:28 PM The Department of Energy on Monday clarified that the agreement between Manila and Beijing to cooperate on oil exploration was still preliminary. Read more »
Pump prices to go up by at least P2/liter to start 2023 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 31 01:53 PM Price hikes in petroleum products are expected to start 2023, industry experts said. Read more »
Malampaya sets maintenance shutdown in February to prepare for summer ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 23 02:36 PM The Malampaya natural gas facility will undergo a scheduled maintenance shutdown from Feb. 4 to 18 in preparation for summer, the DOE said. Read more »
Cadlao oil drilling to have little effect on prices: DOE Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 12 04:08 PM DOE said the Philippines' current demand for petroleum is at 325,000 barrels per day, while Cadlao is only expected to produce 5,000 to 15,000 barrels per day. Read more »
DOE expects new oil price hike next week ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 07 06:39 PM An official from the Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday said the agency expects fuel prices to rise again next week. Read more »
DOE, ERC seek bigger budget for 2023 Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 07 04:59 PM ERC said out of its 330 total employees, 69 have left, including 48 technical employees. All of them left in search of higher pay. Read more »
Timeline sought for plant operation restoration after power outage Wena Cos, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Sep 15 07:13 PM The House Committee on Energy on Thursday sought for an 'efficient' timeline for power plants to restore operations during outages. Read more »
NGCP lifts red, yellow alerts for Luzon power grid ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 12 09:11 PM The country's power grid operator said Monday night that the red and yellow alerts it had raised for the Luzon grid are now lifted. Read more »
DOE to verify cause of yellow, red alerts in Luzon ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 12 06:35 PM DOE said it was 'verifying' the cause of forced outages earlier Monday that prompted it to place the Luzon grid on yellow and red alerts. Read more »
Rollback sa langis namumuro muli sa susunod na linggo ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 09 08:45 PM Mas malaki pa sana ang bawas-presyo kung hindi lang humina ang palitan ng piso. Read more »
FACT CHECK: ‘Di totoong sinabi ng DOE na epektibo ang energy-saving devices ABS-CBN Investigative and Research GroupPosted at Aug 12 04:27 PM Hindi totoong sinabi ng Department of Energy (DOE) na epektibo ang mga energy saving device para pababain ang konsumo sa kuryente. Read more »
Sen. Tulfo wants list of electric coop owners, bosses Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 10 07:46 PM Sen. Raffy Tulfo also asked the Department of Energy to address the supposedly daily power interruptions in provincial areas. Read more »
DOE: PH to deviate from power resource importation Job Manahan, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 09 07:47 PM The Philippines will try to expand the development of the country's indigenous energy resources to finally deviate from power resource importation, the DOE said. Read more »
DOE eyeing nuclear regulatory framework in PH Job Manahan, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 09 05:20 PM Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said a regulatory framework must be in place before the country can move ahead with discussing new nuclear plants. Read more »
Marcos administers oath to new energy chief Lotilla ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 29 10:31 PM MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Friday sworn in Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla in Malacañang, Palace photos showed. Read more »
Prime Infra inks deal to acquire Malampaya operator ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 29 03:15 PM Enrique Razon's Prime Infra said it signed an agreement for its acquisition of MEXP Holdings from a subsidiary of Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp. Read more »
Oil supply ‘very tight’ despite price rollbacks: DOE Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 19 03:53 PM World oil supply remains tight even though oil firms have rolled back pump prices for the third straight week, an official of the Department of Energy said. Read more »
DOE backs calls to review Oil Deregulation Law ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 19 02:07 PM The DOE said the review seeks to 'clarify' how oil firms set fuel prices. Read more »