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,…
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DOE sets new rules on gender balance, equality
The Department of Energy (DOE) has launched “Gender Toolkit for the Energy Sector,” a set of guidelines aimed to institutionalize gender balance and equality in the agency. “The DOE Gender Toolkit is a milestone for the sector and a glorification of my leadership in the agency being the first female Secretary,” former Energy Secretary Zenaida…
Monsada: Solar FIT and harmonizing energy sources a challenge to successor
ZENAIDA Y. MONSADA, who marks her last day as Energy secretary today, will be turning over to the incoming administration the decision whether to approve a new solar energy installation target and its corresponding feed-in-tariff (FiT) rate. She will also hand over to Alfonso G. Cusi, the new secretary, the task of harmonizing government policy between…
DOE: We have enough coal for 30 days
The Indonesian government’s decision to ban all ships from sailing to the Philippines is not a cause for alarm in the local power industry as operators of local coal plants still have around a month-long inventory and are currently looking for alternative sources of coal, the Department of Energy (DOE) said yesterday. In a briefing,…
Monsada: RCOA rules must be harmonised
The draft retail competition and open access (RCOA) rules can still be made clearer, while conflicting provisions in the separate issuances of the Department of Energy (DoE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) need to be harmonised. This was the assessment of Energy Secretary Zenaida Y. Monsada, who said that officials of the DoE and the ERC…
DOE taps UP for biodiesel roadmap study
The Department of Energy (DOE) is undertaking two studies on the implementation of a new roadmap for biodiesel to balance its benefits to coconut farmers and impact to consumers. Outgoing DOE Secretary Zenaida Monsada said the agency has engaged another party to do research on biodiesel and its impact on fuel prices. This study, which would be…
RP moves to dismiss SPEX-initiated arbitration case
The Philippine government has moved to dismiss the the arbitration case sought by Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) over a P53.14-billion tax deficiency from the Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project. Read more here.
Solar Assoc to DOE: Disclose parameters for FIT-eligible projects
THE PHILIPPINE Solar Power Alliance (PSPA) is asking the Department of Energy (DoE) to disclose the parameters it used in coming up with the final list of solar developers that will be entitled to the guaranteed feed-in-tariff (FiT) rate of P8.69 per kilowatt-hour. This comes as Energy Secretary Zenaida Y. Monsada said on Tuesday night…
Next DOE chief to decide on solar FIT
Incoming Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi might be left to decide on the solar energy capacity in excess of the 500-megawatt (MW) installation target set under the previous administration. Outgoing Energy Secretary Zenaida Y. Monsada told reporters that the feed-in-tariff (FiT) rate for solar projects that did not make it to the March 15 deadline was…
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