Philippines Cancels Coal Tender for Key Mining Site Months Before Operator Handover
The Department of Energy plans a fresh auction with revised terms for Semirara Island blocks as the incumbent's contract approaches its mid-2027 deadline.
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The Department of Energy plans a fresh auction with revised terms for Semirara Island blocks as the incumbent's contract approaches its mid-2027 deadline.

The Department of Energy seeks 5.58 billion pesos for 2027, with conventional energy and EV programs taking the largest share of new spending.

Lawmakers wrap up a three-week legislative push covering energy policy, municipal restructuring, and infrastructure for the 2027 APEC summit

Jakarta proposes using car ownership as a proxy for household income to target fuel subsidies more effectively at lower-income groups

Seoul maintains gasoline, diesel, and kerosene ceilings for another month while crude prices climb on geopolitical risk

Jakarta slashes electric two-wheeler incentive from Rp 7 million to Rp 3 million per unit, raising concerns about adoption momentum in Southeast Asia's largest two-wheeler market

Ancillary services consume up to P260 monthly per household while backup generators sit unused, exposing structural flaws in the country's power market design.

Filipino engineers and workers who built 80% of UAE's Barakah plant now serve as proof of concept as Manila revives atomic energy ambitions

Authorities arrest 142 suspects in seven-month operation targeting subsidized fuel embezzlement across Indonesia's third-largest island

Bangkok increases cooking gas support to 9.86 baht per kilogram, freezing retail prices through October while the state Oil Fuel Fund carries a 71.8 billion baht shortfall

Energy regulator scraps permits and fees for small-scale installations as Manila pushes renewable target to 35 percent by 2030

World Bank data shows Filipino households pay 57% more than Malaysia for power, driven by legacy fuel agreements and stalled renewable projects rather than distribution inefficiencies

National Transmission Corp. seeks to raise feed-in tariff allowance to P0.2154 per kWh, adding pressure to households already facing Southeast Asia's highest electricity rates

Seventy percent of energy sector companies struggle to find personnel as government pushes to build five reactors by 2040s

The government is advancing a 20 percent fuel ethanol mandate despite ongoing dependence on sugar imports for domestic consumption.

Energy department assembles inter-agency group with regulators and distributors to implement presidential directive on electricity pricing reform

A proposed decree shifts pricing authority to distributors, ending the government's periodic price announcements in the country's petroleum market

Meralco chairman warns industry cannot absorb tens of billions in costs if consumers are exempted from system loss fees

President Marcos outlines energy expansion plan anchored on 200 renewable projects, domestic oil-gas development, and power sector reforms in annual address to Congress.

Presidential palace clarifies that removing charges from consumer bills should not shift burden to power companies, urging anti-pilferage measures instead

The Philippines' largest power distributor warns that changes to electricity loss charges could disrupt utility operations and infrastructure investment across the sector.