GN Power Ltd. of the Netherlands is asking the Department of Energy for approval for its plans to put up a wind project in Bataan that could generate up to 300 megawatts of power. Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan said GN Power has a pending application for a wind project with the Energy Department but [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Renewable energy’
GN Power to Set Up Wind Energy Project as Part of 2,700-MW Complex (9/23/2010)
Posted in Manila Bulletin News, tagged Generation, Investments, Renewable energy, Wind energy on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dutch firm mulls 300-megawatt wind farm in Bataan (9/22/2010)
Posted in Philippine Star News, tagged Generation, Investments, Renewable energy, Wind energy on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dutch firm GN Power Ltd. is exploring the possibility of building a 300-megawatt (MW) wind farm facility in Bataan, an energy official said. Mario Marasigan, Department of Energy (DOE) assistant secretary said GN Power has applied to undertake the wind project but has yet to complete the documents required by the DOE. “GN Power has an application [...]
ERC to Issue RE Tariff Guidelines Next Year (9/18/2010)
Posted in Manila Bulletin News, tagged Feed-in tariff, Renewable energy on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Renewable energy proponents may have to wait until next year for the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to come out with the tariff incentives for these projects. According to ERC executive director Francis Saturnino Juan, the feed-in-tariff (FIT) would be completed no later than February next year once the National Energy Regulatory Board (NERB) submits its [...]
DoE Urges Lenders to Support RE Projects (9/18/2010)
Posted in Manila Bulletin News, tagged Financing, Renewable energy on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Department of Energy (DoE) is calling on lending institutions to support the renewable energy sector by providing these projects with long-term financing to prevent a surge in electricity costs once these expensive plants start operating. Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said in a speech during the Energy Investment Forum in Cebu that he has [...]
Alternative power sources eyed (9/20/2010)
Posted in Business World News, tagged Renewable energy on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
TACLOBAN CITY — The provincial government of Leyte is looking at alternative sources of energy to stabilize power supply in the entire province. While a number of board members support the idea of tapping solar energy, some are looking at solid waste. Board Member Anlie G. Apostol, chairman of the committee on energy, said she [...]
DOE seeks long-term funds for renewable energy projects (9/17/2010)
Posted in Philippine Star News, tagged Financing, Investments, Renewable energy on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking long-term financing to energy investments, particularly on renewable energy (RE) projects, from multilateral lenders. In his speech during the recent Energy Investment Forum, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said he considers raising funds for RE projects a most challenging job for the DOE. Almendras said the DOE is [...]
Aquino Urges Tapping of Solar Power to Help Resolve Power Outages (9/17/2010)
Posted in Manila Bulletin News, tagged Power supply, Renewable energy, Solar energy on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
President Benigno S. Aquino III Thursday said he wants a windmill farm in Camiguin or Davao del Sur and a village in Surigao del Sur or Davao Oriental to use solar power as part of a long-term solution to the power shortage gripping Mindanao. In his speech during the launch of the Sibulan Hydroelectric Power [...]
Renewable energy perks pushed back to next year (9/14/2010)
Posted in Manila Times News, tagged Feed-in tariff, Renewable energy on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It may take five more months before regulators can come up with the tariff incentives for renewable energy projects, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said. Francis Saturnino Juan, ERC executive director, said the feed-in-tariff (FIT) would be completed by February next year once the National Energy Regulatory Board (NREB) submits its computations by November. “We’re [...]
List of pending renewable energy proposals grow long (9/14/2010)
Posted in Manila Times News, tagged Investments, Renewable energy on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
THE list of renewable energy contracts awaiting approval by the Department of Energy is growing long, according to the agency. In a report, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras admitted there are still 382 renewable energy contracts awaiting his approval. Of the total number, 255 projects are for hydro, 62 for wind, 23 for biomass, 21 [...]
382 Applicants Waiting for RE Contracts (9/15/2010)
Posted in Manila Bulletin News, tagged Generation, Investments, Renewable energy on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Department of Energy (DoE) still has 382 applications for renewable energy contracts to process. In a report, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said 255 applications are for hydro electric power; 62 for wind energy; 23 for biomass; 21 for geothermal; 18 for ocean energy; and 3 are solar power projects. Since last year, the [...]
