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ICSC dives deeper into SONA 2023: PHL energy, dev’t plans require transparency and concrete data

Jhian Aranas2023-07-28T16:57:56+08:0028 Jul 2023|Tags: Department of Energy, energy crisis, Energy Policy, NGCP, Pete Maniego, RE, Reactive, SONA 2023|

QUEZON CITY, July 28, 2023 – The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) called for clarity and urgency in implementing the government’s development plans in its response to the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) made by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Monday, July 24. Given that the President highlighted developments in the country’s energy sector, Atty. Pedro H. Maniego Jr., Senior Policy Advisor of ICSC dives deeper into this year’s SONA.

Yellow alerts in Luzon grid possible starting April 24 – ICSC report

Jhian Aranas2023-04-18T11:51:03+08:0018 Apr 2023|Tags: 2023, brownouts, DOE, Energy, energy crisis, energy security, GOMP, Ilijan, Luzon Power Outlook, NGCP, Press Release, report|

The report entitled “Luzon Power Outlook: Reviewing the Adequacy of Power Supply for April to June 2023” examined the sufficiency of power supply in Luzon for the second quarter of this year based on the power demand forecasts presented by the Department of Energy (DOE) this March. The report came a year after ICSC warned of a possible shortfall in the country’s power supply in the second quarter of 2022, in time for the national elections.

Bleak, challenging energy sector outlook seen in ’23 [Business Mirror]

Jhian Aranas2023-01-10T11:57:03+08:0009 Jan 2023|Tags: 2023, Aboitiz, ACEN, DOE, Emmanuel Rubio, energy crisis, energy outlook, ERC, Eric Francia, ESS, GEAP, Ilijan, Malampaya, Monalisa Dimalanta, NGCP, Pete Maniego, Power crisis, power outlook, Raphael Lotilla, Rowena Cristina Guevara|

by Lenie Lectura | January 09, 2023| Published by Business Mirror | READ THE STORY HERE INDUSTRY stakeholders paint a bleak and very challenging power sector this year. The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) said rotating brownouts could happen in the second quarter of this year because of two reasons that were not [...]

Group warns of rotating blackouts in second quarter [Manila Standard]

Jhian Aranas2023-01-06T15:23:27+08:0005 Jan 2023|Tags: 2023, energy crisis, energy security, Manila Standard, Pete Maniego|

“Fossil gas supply remains restricted, affecting the operations of natgas plants. The entry of new solar and other RE power plants to augment much-needed supply is likewise constrained by limited transmission and distribution interconnection capacities,” Maniego said.

[Klima Reports] Raising the bar: Part 2 – Benguet towns to partner with Beneco for sustainable power supply

Jhian Aranas2025-03-21T22:18:07+08:0004 Dec 2022|Tags: 2022 JEKCF, Ambuklao, Beneco, Benguet, Carl Taawan, energy crisis, energy transition, Highland Tribune, hydroelectric power, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Klima Fellowship, Klima Reports, Klima Stories, Sam Bautista|

The Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) initial foray into renewable energy generation in Man-asok Buguias, Benguet is the first of many planned for the province to make Benguet self-reliant when it comes to energy.

[Klima Reports] Renewables best option for cheap energy in Mindanao

Jhian Aranas2025-03-21T22:18:29+08:0004 Dec 2022|Tags: 2022 JEKCF, energy crisis, energy transition, Germelina Lacorte, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Klima Fellowship, Klima Reports, Mindanao, renewable energy|

Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro, deputy executive director of the Mindanao Development Authority (Minda), loves to remember the time, not so long ago, when electricity rates in Mindanao hovered at P6 per kilowatt-hour, the lowest in the country. This was when hydroelectricity generated from the waters of Agus and Pulangi rivers made up the bulk of the region’s energy supply. The Agus and Pulangi plants had a combined installed capacity of 1,001.1 megawatts.

RE share of 80% seen needed for PHL to become Paris-compliant [BusinessWorld]

Jhian Aranas2022-11-21T15:35:41+08:0016 Nov 2022|Tags: 1.5C, Angelo Kairos Dela Cruz, CEED, COP27, DOE, energy crisis, energy mix, Energy Policy, Gerry Arances, Mylene Capongcol, NDC, RE, renewable energy|

THE Philippines can only comply with its Paris climate commitments with an 80% share of renewable energy (RE) in its power mix by 2030, an energy think tank said.

NGCP restores transmission line affected by tower bombing [BusinessWorld]

Jhian Aranas2022-11-02T15:06:45+08:0026 Oct 2022|Tags: energy crisis, grid modernization, micro-grid, NCGP, Pete Maniego, transmission|

THE NATIONAL Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Wednesday that it has restored the transmission line affected by a tower bombing on Monday. In a media release, NGCP said the Baloi-Aurora 138-kiloVolt (kV) was energized on Wednesday.

ELEVENTH HOUR: Building bikeable and walkable communities

Jhian Aranas2022-06-15T09:57:32+08:0010 Jun 2022|Tags: #PHmobility, active mobility, Baguio City, bicycle-friendly, bike lanes, bike-friendly, bike-to-work, Cebu, Celine Tabinga, energy crisis, Iloilo, mobility awards, side walks, sustainable urban mobility, TCRP|

by Celine Tabinga (through The Climate Reality Project Philippines' Eleventh Hour column) | June 10, 2022 | Published by Manila Bulletin | READ THE STORY HERE About the author Celine Tabinga is a Climate Reality Leader and an urban transition analyst at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. She is currently the National Coordinator [...]