The Department of Energy (DOE) has reaffirmed the target to integrate nuclear power into the country's energy mix by 2032, while advancing renewable energy (RE) development through more than 10,000 megawatts (MW) of new capacities under the fourth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA 4).
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has set a public scope for the proposed 140-megawatt (MW) floating solar power project in Paniqui, Tarlac.
MPower, the retail electricity arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has partnered with the First Cavite Industrial Estate Association Inc. (FCIE) to energize its facilities and enroll the industrial park in the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).
The average price of electricity at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) soared by 49.4 percent in October, reaching ₱4.54 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from ₱3.04/kWh in September, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP).
The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to hold a special Green Energy Auction (GEA) for 170 megawatts (MW) of waste-to-energy (WTE) capacity, targeting projects to be operational by 2028.