The Philippines as one of Asia’s RE hotspots

2025-01-16T09:54:12+08:0016 Jan 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By Alberto Dalusung III Editor’s Note: Bert Dalusung is the Energy Transition Advisor of ICSC. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy sector, with focus on renewable energy development, national energy planning, and policy formulation. Dalusung was featured in the Philippine Daily Inquirer article “PH aspires to be next green power paradise,” [...]

ICSC expresses support for Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chair Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta

2024-09-18T15:48:39+08:0018 Sep 2024|Tags: , , , |

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) expresses deep concern over the circumstances surrounding the charges against Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta, Chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The Institute believes, after careful deliberation, that this development is a regression to the whole sector, which is being re-shaped significantly under Atty. Dimalanta’s leadership. Atty. Dimalanta [...]

Is coal still king? Pressure mounts on lifting of moratorium on coal-fired plants

2024-09-04T16:56:40+08:0027 Aug 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

by Pedro H. Maniego Jr. | Published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer | August 23, 2024 | READ THE FULL ARTICLE  The call to lift the moratorium on new coal-fired power plants in the Philippines has intensified recently. Proponents argue that coal is the most affordable and reliable power source, referring to a [...]

El Niño ups chances of yellow alerts in Luzon by mid-May – ICSC

2024-04-16T16:06:23+08:0016 Apr 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

QUEZON CITY, April 16, 2024 – The Luzon grid is expected to experience a tight power supply in May, particularly from May 13 to 26, potentially leading to yellow alerts as El Niño threatens the country’s power sufficiency this dry season. Manila-based think tank Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) launched the report entitled [...]

Policies to address ecological impact of RE urged [Philstar]

2024-02-05T04:32:16+08:0029 Jan 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

by Richmond Mercurio | January 28, 2024 | Published by Philippine Star | READ THE STORY HERE MANILA, Philippines — A group of international and Philippine-based think tanks and civil society organizations is calling for stronger collaboration across the renewable energy sector to integrate policies and practices that will allow the sector to [...]

New renewable energy strategy pushed [DailyTribune]

2024-02-05T04:22:44+08:0028 Jan 2024|Tags: , , , , |

by Elmer Recuerdo | January 27, 2024| Published by Daily Tribune | READ THE STORY HERE The Philippines is the second country to launch the Responsible Energy Initiative and the first in Southeast Asia. Various international and Philippine-based think tanks and civil society organizations are calling for a stronger collaboration across the renewable [...]

New direction needed for Philippines’ renewable energy sector to be at pace with urgency of the climate emergency

2024-01-31T18:33:58+08:0026 Jan 2024|Tags: , , , , , |

January 26, 2023 | Reposted from Forum for the Future | READ THE STORY HERE The Responsible Energy Initiative Philippines consortium argues that not attending to emerging risks in utility-scale renewable energy value chains may likely slow down the just energy transition in the Philippines.   Friday January 26, 2024, Metro Manila, the Philippines: The Responsible Energy Initiative Philippines (‘REI Philippines’) officially launched today on the inaugural International Day of Clean Energy. Launching with an industry-wide case for action, REI Philippines calls for stronger collaboration across the renewable energy (RE) sector to integrate policies, practices, norms and [...]

How Southeast Asia can ensure a swift and just transition away from coal [Agora Energiewende]

2023-12-04T10:05:12+08:0001 Dec 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

November 30, 2023| Published by Agora Energiewende | READ THE STORY HERE Despite their climate commitments, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines expect to build 45 GW new coal power by 2030. Concrete coal phase-out strategies would help reduce emissions and avoid stranded assets if they reassess new projects and retire existing power plants. To [...]

EV CSOs Meet to push for Renewable Energy [The Calbayog Journal]

2023-11-16T00:05:40+08:0031 Oct 2023|Tags: , , , |

by Elmer Recuerdo | October 30, 2023 | Published by The Calbayog Journal | READ THE STORY HERE TACLOBAN CITY – Civil society organizations from the six provinces in Eastern Visayas convened to discuss possible measures to bring prices of electricity down in their respective localities. Arturo Tahup, associate for community resilience of [...]

RE transition won’t happen ‘overnight’ — DoE [BusinessWorld]

2023-09-26T10:57:15+08:0031 Jul 2023|Tags: , , , , |

by Ashley Erika O. Jose | July 30, 2023| Published by BusinessWorld | READ THE STORY HERE THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it will take time for the Philippines to transition to 100% renewable energy (RE), and called for the industry to be more honest about how long the shift will take. [...]

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