Category: energy

PMCJ to ERC, Gov’t: FIT-All will increase power rates by 42%, not fit for consumers

QUEZON CITY — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) called out the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), and other concerned government agencies, as the latter approved the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo)’s application for the Feed-in Tariff Allowance (FIT- All) for 2024, making consumers pay for the “lower-than-expected” Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) prices. According to… Read More PMCJ to ERC, Gov’t: FIT-All will increase power rates by 42%, not fit for consumers

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Orgs call to stop mining, end coal plant ops in Palawan

QUEZON CITY — Chest-deep floods swamped Puerto Princesa City and the municipalities of Narra and Aborlan in Palawan yesterday, February 9, displacing more than 600 families during the heavy rains caused by the shear line—a catastrophe worsened by environmental degradation, caused by mining, coal plant development, and poor waterway management. The shear line is the… Read More Orgs call to stop mining, end coal plant ops in Palawan

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Mindoro town eyes 100% renewable energy by 2030

SABLAYAN, Mindoro Occidental — The municipality of Sablayan has made a declaration to transition its electric power source to clean, green renewables—an effort to help drive the tripling target of global renewables in 2030. On January 20, Sablayan Mayor Walter “Bong” Marquez, with an authorization from the Sablayan Municipal Council, entered into a memorandum of… Read More Mindoro town eyes 100% renewable energy by 2030

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La Union electric co-op power rate hike scored

QUEZON CITY — Groups filed a complaint at the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Wednesday, January 8, to seek the nullification of the almost hundred percent power rate increase imposed by the La Union Electric Company, Inc. (LUECO), which operates in the province of La Union. The groups were led by the San Juan Resort… Read More La Union electric co-op power rate hike scored

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