Philippines’ role in Southeast Asia’s energy transition [Inquirer]
by Angelo Kairos dela Cruz | July 25, 2025 | Published by Inquirer | READ THE STORY HERE The momentum for renewable energy is accelerating in the Philippines—and for good reason. The country recently ranked second among emerging markets in BloombergNEF’s Climatescope report, affirming its readiness as a serious investment destination for renewable energy. The investor confidence reflects the country’s growing ambitions. The question is no longer whether the Philippines is ready for energy investments, but how we ensure these investments deliver impact across society: spanning national infrastructure, community-based renewables, and household solutions. A successful energy transition must be [...]
Renewable energy will lower electricity prices in the long run – DOE
DOWNLOAD PDF TAGUIG CITY, 26 June 2025 –– Increasing the share of renewable energy (RE) in the Philippines’ power generation mix marks a strategic shift away from costly and volatile fossil fuels, and in turn, will lower electricity prices in the long run, the Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized in a briefing yesterday. DOE Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, in a media kapihan session organized by Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy (CASE) for Southeast Asia Philippines, said: “We’re focused on ensuring that the transition delivers on its promise of affordability, reliability, and energy security. Renewables have no fuel costs. [...]
ELEVENTH HOUR: Driving the clean energy transition through the Green Energy Option Program
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) empowers business enterprises to save electricity costs while driving the country’s clean energy transition. This was the key takeaway of advocates during the first run of “REalTalk: A Communications and Movement Building Workshop on Renewable Energy” held this month.
[EDITORIAL] We need assurance of stable power supply on election day
by MANILA BULLETIN | April 8, 2022 | READ THE STORY HERE Every election cycle, voters and groups are up in arms to raise concerns about our country’s power supply. They fear that fraud, hacking, or cheating may happen if there will be a shortage in electricity during the May 9 national elections. And in a hotly contested election such as this one, a brownout is the last thing that our country needs. With this, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to assure the public that there would be sufficient and [...]