Tag: renewable energy
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COA Flags P10.77-B Dues from Axed Solar Deals
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State Auditors Flag Billions in Unpaid Obligations The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Department of Energy (DOE) for failing to collect P10.77 billion in overdue financial liabilities and penalties arising from 37 terminated Solar Energy Operating Contracts (SEOCs). The audit agency highlighted that the unremitted balances undermine…
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11 Bidders Cleared for DOE Waste-to-Energy Auction
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has officially cleared 11 prospective bidders covering 14 waste-to-energy (WTE) developments for its upcoming Special Green Energy Auction (GEA-WTE), marking a critical milestone in the country’s push to diversify its clean energy mix and solve urban waste management bottlenecks. The specialized competitive procurement round has…
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DA, DOE Move to Protect 3M Hectares from Solar Sprawl
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are finalizing a landmark joint policy framework to geofence approximately 3 million hectares of prime agricultural flatland. The inter-agency measure is designed to prevent aggressive ground-mounted solar power expansion from displacing critical food production zones across the archipelago. Spearheaded…
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DOE, NPC Fast-Track SPUG Solar Hybrid Microgrids
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The Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Power Corporation (Napocor) are stepping up the deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS) hybrid microgrids across remote island territories, a strategic push aimed at displacing expensive diesel fuel generation and curbing ballooning universal subsidies. The initiative targets…
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DOE Eyes Port Rationing for Offshore Wind in GEA-5
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The Department of Energy (DOE) is drafting regulatory guidelines to ration port access for offshore wind developers participating in the upcoming Green Energy Auction Round 5 (GEA-5), aiming to eliminate logistical bottlenecks that threaten the rollout of clean marine power. Under the proposed draft circular, winning bidders in the GEA-5…