Renewable energy

Renewables are 31% of Philippine power capacity and 22% of generation. Where the fleet stands in 2026, what the 2030 and 2040 targets ask, what five auction rounds have awarded, what the oil shock changed, and where biomass and waste-to-energy sit. Figures from IRENA, the DOE, the ERC, IEMOP and the PSA.

10 September 2026 · 8 min read

From 1 October 2024 diesel sold in the Philippines carries 3% coconut methyl ester, up from 2% since 2009, with 4% due in October 2025 and 5% in 2026. Where the ester comes from and who pays.

24 September 2024 · 2 min read

A customer with an average peak demand of 100 kW or more may buy its electricity from a licensed renewable supplier under the Green Energy Option Program. What the contract covers and what it leaves out.

17 October 2023 · 2 min read

On 3 July 2023 the Department of Energy awarded about 3,440 MW of the 11,600 MW it had offered for delivery in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Solar and onshore wind took almost all of it.

11 July 2023 · 2 min read

Department Circular DC2022-09-0032 raises the annual increment that utilities and suppliers must add to their renewable share, from 2023, so that the grid reaches the plan's 35% by 2030.

27 September 2022 · 2 min read

On 17 June 2022 the Department of Energy held the first round of its auction programme, awarding about 1,966 MW of the 2,000 MW offered, three quarters of it solar, for delivery from 2023.

28 June 2022 · 2 min read

Climate change vulnerability, power outages, the Philippines’ numerous islands, and rising energy consumption necessitate a diversification and…

29 August 2021 · 3 min read

Electricity is necessary for people’s lives and livelihoods, from storing food and medicine in refrigerators to charging…

23 August 2021 · 2 min read

The global energy department is undergoing a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

9 December 2020 · 2 min read

Prior to the devastating effects of pandemic globally, South-East Asia has become powerful when it comes to…

24 November 2020 · 2 min read

Did you know that farmers and businesses are benefiting from a new source of renewable energy that used to pollute our waterways?

29 September 2020 · 3 min read

There has been growing interest in green energy, which has become one of the primary energy generation sources.

9 September 2020 · 2 min read

Man’s primary source of energy consumption is from fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas, and coal.

6 August 2020 · 2 min read

Due to the global impact of the COVID-19 on the worldwide energy sector, the oil prices and demand drop dramatically.

15 May 2020 · 2 min read

This article explores the benefits of renewable energy classified into a variety of types that includes solar…

19 March 2020 · 3 min read

Nowadays, countries tend to choose sustainable energy. But why? Sustainable energy is one that can meet the growing demand of energy.

12 March 2020 · 2 min read

Sustainable development is about the progress that meets the needs of the present without endangering the ability…

6 February 2020 · 1 min read

The proof is in: Investing in green technologies is said to be the solution to the growing demand for energy.

29 January 2020 · 3 min read

[explainer id=3354] How can we run this world on Renewable Energy Solutions power sources?

26 November 2019 · 3 min read

[explainer id=3409] Perhaps some of us can name some of the most prominent sources of renewable energy, but do we understand the purpose of each source?

14 November 2019 · 4 min read

Green energy is clean energy. It is produced with less-to-no environmental impact and does not emit greenhouse…

3 October 2019 · 2 min read

HOW RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN SAVE US MONEY AND GENERATE JOBS Green can bring us gold: renewable energy…

7 October 2016 · 1 min read

The department of Energy has updated the status of all renewable energy projects in the Philippines (as on 30 of June 2016).

13 September 2016 · 1 min read