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. [...]

Congressional support sought to achieve 100 percent household electrification [Philstar]

2023-09-26T11:15:35+08:0030 Jul 2023|Tags: , , , , |

by Richmond Mercurio | July 29, 2023| Published by Philstar | READ THE STORY HERE MANILA, Philippines — Congressional support will play a key role in achieving the country’s full household electrification target by 2028 or even earlier, according to the Department of Energy. State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has identified inadequate government [...]

Solar Scholars: RE is crucial investment for communities

2023-07-25T21:43:30+08:0021 Jul 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This piece was written by ICSC Communications Officer Anton Onato, based on interviews conducted by ICSC Innovations Officer Glinly Alvero among participants of the Solar Scholars training in Labo, Camarines Norte on June 27-28. The event was organized by ICSC, Synergy Pilipinas, Labo Progressive Multi-Purpose Cooperative, and the local government of Labo, Camarines Norte.

ICSC: RE is variable and not intermittent, best fits the country’s energy needs

2023-05-16T06:31:44+08:0016 May 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

QUEZON CITY, May 15, 2023 – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced in a virtual briefing yesterday that renewable energy (RE) projects will become operational soon in the Philippine grid, but their harmonization with the existing plan of the transmission system needs to be considered. “The influx of a lot of variable technologies [...]

‘Move away from coal and transition to more RE sources’ [Radyo Agila]

2023-02-21T15:32:03+08:0019 Feb 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

In an interview on Radyo Agila’s Breakfast on Board last February 19, ICSC energy transition advisor Alberto Dalusung III talked about the urgent need for the country to move away from coal and transition to more renewable energy sources, leading to more affordable, reliable, and secure power. “Ang kailangan natin gawin ay palakihin [...]

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

2022-12-19T21:41:40+08:0004 Dec 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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

2022-12-06T18:16:04+08:0004 Dec 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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.

Jeepneys’ just energy transition bogged down by lack of support

2022-12-06T18:59:04+08:0028 Nov 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Part 2 of a two-part series “A just transition to jeepney modernization entails putting critical infrastructure in place and empowering small cooperatives while developing renewable energy sources.”

Local stories on the Philippine energy transition launched

2022-12-01T09:39:01+08:0028 Nov 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

QUEZON CITY, November 28, 2022 – Energy transition stories written by non-energy beat journalists from across the Philippines were launched today under the Klima Reports, an online compendium of stories published by the Fellows of the Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship.  Named in honor of the late veteran journalist and tireless media workers’ advocate Jose Jaime [...]

[Klima Reports] Regreening Mindanao grid

2022-12-06T15:36:45+08:0027 Nov 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |

In the shift to renewables, all hands should be on-deck, from government actors, private stakeholders, the academe, and the community. In this two-part story, our Klima Fellows Germelina Lacorte and Barry Ohaylan speak with academics and engineers from the Ateneo de Davao University to learn about their efforts in greening their university and in extension, Davao City and Mindanao.