PHILIPPINE LAW has not kept pace with developments in waste-to-energy technology, leaving communities surrounding these projects at risk from the pollutants they generate, which may cause cancer and other health problems, an energy technology expert said. “There are some safety issues with regard to the engineering of the technology itself,” said Jorge A. Emmanuel, Ph.D.,…
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Biomass plants rated at over 37MW could qualify for FiT
SEVEN BIOMASS power plants are scheduled for commissioning or completion this year, keeping them in the running for the reduced feed-in-tariff (FiT) rate of around P6.60 for each kilowatt-hour (kWh) they export to the electricity grid. The projects — four in Luzon and three in Mindanao — have a combined capacity of 37.1 megawatts (MW),…
Global Business Power Corp. looks to build coal-fired plant in Negros island
Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC) is looking at Negros island as the next site to build a coal-fired power plant after its unit Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC) officially launched on Wednesday its 150-megawatt (MW) expansion here. “In Negros, there are talks there that they wanted to put up a power plant. We’re very much…
Roxas Holdings says bioethanol plant operations halted
Roxas Holdings Inc. said Wednesday local executives suspended operations of its bioethanol plant in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental province due to alleged foul smell coming from the facility. The company told the stock exchange that the 30-day cease and desist order could be lifted “any time” once there is a “substantial mitigation” of the…
Salim Group revives renewable energy bid
Conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp., a unit of the Salim Group of Indonesia, has revived plans to venture into renewable energy sources by developing a waste-to-energy facility in Payatas, Quezon City. Metro Pacific president Jose Ma. Lim said in an interview at the sidelines of a forum the company wpould submit an unsolicited waste-to-energy project…
Forecast for power demand raised to 30,189 MW
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) expects the country’s demand for electricity in 2030 to reach 30,189 megawatts (MW), or nearly 70% more than the current dependable capacity being supplied by the country’s existing power plants. “From here on until 2030, we will be needing something like 30,000 megawatts,” Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi told reporters…
Greenergy fined nearly P1M by SEC
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) slapped businessman Antonio L. Tiu’s Greenergy Holdings, Inc. with fines total around P1 million for its failure to submit annual and quarterly reports. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Greenergy said SEC imposed a partial, aggregate penalty of P922,000 on the company for failing to…
DOE speeds up processing of RE project applications
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) has issued revised guidelines for the processing of applications, amendments and termination of renewable energy service or operating contracts that set the number of days for its staff to act on an applicant’s proposed project. Department Order 2016-06-0010, signed by former DoE Secretary Zenaida Y. Monsada on June 24, 2016,…
Aboitiz Power adds biomass to portfolio
Aboitiz Power Corp. has added biomass to its renewable energy portfolio after its holding unit fully acquired Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.’s liquid bio-methane business for P605 million. In separate disclosures yesterday, AEV and AboitizPower disclosed yesterday Aboitiz Renewables Inc. completed the acquisition of Aseagas Corp., the project company for the 8.8-megawatt (MW) biomass energy plant…
DOE Chief to review energy mix targets
NEW Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi expects to open his term of office reviewing the target energy mix set by the previous government of 30% each generated from coal, natural gas and renewables, as well as 10% from fuel oil. Whatever the outcome of the review, Mr. Cusi was quoted by Reuters as saying that…
Bronzeoak has P6 B renewable energy developments in Negros
Bronzeoak Philippines Inc. is working on roughly P6 billion worth of renewable energy projects in Negros Island. The company has two ongoing RE developments – the 20-megawatt (MW) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental under San Carlos Biopower Inc. and a 9.9-MW wind farm in Bais City, Negros Oriental. The project cost for the biomass plant amounts…
List of coverage of draft RPS rules
The DOE, in its draft RPS rules, listed nine renewable energy technologies from which mandated participants can choose from: biomass, waste-to-energy, wind, solar, run-of-river hydropower, impounding hydropower, ocean energy, hybrid systems, and geothermal. The department qualified that it may later identify other technologies for inclusion upon the recommendation of the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB). Aside from…
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